§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to issue new guidelines to local authorities in Wales on(a) housing needs assessment research and (b) the development of housing needs strategies.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesI have no immediate plans to do so.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to establish an agency to co-ordinate housing needs research and the development of localised housing needs assessment plans in Wales, with the responsibility for providing guidelines and funding for such localised initiatives.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesNo.