asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he anticipates being in a position to publish the results of the project into the issue of rent arrears and their recovery.

About the middle of next year.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will consider issuing a circular advising local housing authorities not to apply for summonses for arrears of rents for amounts of less than £100 except as a very last resort.

I have already advised local authorities to consider a variety of other approaches, but each case needs to be looked at in its own circumstances and I do not think it would be right to suggest an arbitrary monetary limit.