HC Deb 21 March 1997 vol 292 cc1021-2W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for social Security what consultations his Departments held with the Department of the Environment over the effects of the proposed housing benefit regulations which restrict the single room rent to single people aged 25 to 59 years; what assessment he has made of these effects; and what plans he has to transfer funds to the Department of the Environment as a consequence. [21131]

Mr. Roger Evans

There was full consultation as normal between all Departments with an interest in this matter both prior to and after the proposal was announced. The current expenditure plans make no provision for a transfer to the Department of the Environment as a result.