asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when a decision can be expected in respect of a scheme for the development of flats by S B and C Developments Limited submitted by the Castle Point District Council to his Department on 10th March 1975.

As my hon. Friend the Minister for Housing and Construction has already explained to the hon. Member, the original application was not received. A copy was received by the Department on 15th January 1976. The cost yardstick was approved in a letter to the district council dated 11th February.