§ Mr. HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many submissions he has received in response to his Department's consultation document on part M of the Building (Access for Disabled People) Regulations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. YeoThe closing date for comments on the proposals for amendments to part M of the Building (Access for Disabled People) Regulations 1985 was 31 January 1991. By 20 February 1991, some 134 responses had been received from a wide variety of different organisations, companies, access groups and individuals. These will be given careful consideration before final decisions are made.418W on 3 December 1990. The discussion was on procedure rather than the substance of the proposals and the United Kingdom was content with the outcome. It was agreed that further work should be done on the details of the proposals and that the issue would be considered at a future Economic and Finance Council meeting.