HC Deb 22 February 1993 vol 219 c413W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the outcome of the pilot rent deposit scheme in west London funded by his Department; and if he will publish a report on the scheme.

Mr. Baldry

The pilot project for a rent deposit fund operated by the Notting Hill Housing Trust—NHHT—and funded by my Department as part of the rough sleepers initiative in central London is due to end on 30 June 1993. My officials are at present discussing with NHHT how best to evaluate the scheme.