§ Lord RookerThe Government intend to pass responsibility for housing market renewal pathfinders to elected regional assemblies in those regions that vote for them. The first region to hold a referendum over an elected regional assembly will be the north-east and the referendum will be on 4 November 2004. Housing market renewal pathfinders are responsible for tackling low housing demand and we think that this responsibility would sit well with elected assemblies' 3WS strategic housing powers. I will be writing shortly to the chairs of the housing market renewal pathfinders so that we can take into account their views.