§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what representations he has received concerning the commission payable by mobile home owners to site owners on completion of the sale of a home; [80099]
(2) what review he has conducted of the working of the Mobile Homes Act 1983; [80098]
(3) what steps he plans to take to ensure that mobile home owners have the right to choose the suppliers of public utilities to their homes. [80100]
§ Mr. RaynsfordMy Department established the Park Homes Working Party last year to examine the concerns raised by national groups representing mobile home (or park home) owners and the large number of representations we have received from home owners themselves. These cover a wide range of issues including the commission payable when a home is sold on site and issues relating to the supply of utilities to individual homes.
The Working Party will be considering how to make the most effective use of the existing legislation relating to park homes (including the Mobile Homes Act 1983) and whether there is a case, in the longer term, for changing the legislation. It will make recommendations to Ministers on the way ahead later this year.