§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to announce changes to the legislation on squatting; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JackI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to his question of 3 February at column203. My right hon. and learned Friend hopes that he will be in a position to announce his proposals on squatting shortly.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the responses to the consultation paper on squatting.
§ Mr. JackI have already given a general account of the response made to the consultation paper in my reply of 17 June 1992 to a question from the hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Raynsford) at column522. Respondents were not asked to agree to publication when their comments were invited. It would not therefore be appropriate to publish the 216 replies which we received.