HC Deb 17 May 1989 vol 153 c204W
Mr. Soley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when the leaflet "Tenants' Choice" was withdrawn by his Department; what were the reasons for withdrawing it; and what was the cost of producing and distributing the leaflet.

Mr. Trippier

A tenants' choice leaflet was produced in June 1988 at a cost of £1,102 to explain the provisions of the then Housing Bill. About 5,000 copies were sent out in response to inquiries.

A second leaflet was produced in March 1989 at a cost of £22,598 to explain the tenants' choice provisions of the Housing Act 1988. More than 11,000 have been sent out, also in response to inquiries. Neither booklet was withdrawn, although the first is now obsolete.