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Housing Design (Assessors And Awards)

Volume 922: debated on Friday 17 December 1976

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asked the Secretary of State for the Environment under whose authority the Awards for Good Design in Housing 1976 were recently issued; who appointed the committee making the awards; who were the members of the committee; and if he will ensure that, in future, Members of Parlia- ment for an area in which an award is made are informed.

The scheme has been in operation for 16 consecutive years under successive Ministers of Housing. There are nine regional committees and a further national committee which assesses public sector dwellings specially designed for disabled people. Each committee consists of two architects nominated by the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a housing manager nominated by the Institute of Housing, a nominee of the National House Building Council and an architect nominated by myself. I have arranged for details of future awards to be lodged in the Library of the House, and I will write to hon. Members for the areas in which awards are made.