asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has included the Society of Engineers Incorporated on the list of approved inspectors for checking and carrying out site supervision under the Housing and Building Control Bill; and if he will make a statement.

The bodies which my right hon. Friend has in mind to designate for the purposes of approving inspectors under section 49 of the Building Act 1984 are as follows:

• The Chartered Institute of Building
• The Faculty of Architects and Surveyors
• The Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors
• The Institution of Building Control Officers
• The Institution of Civil Engineers
• The Institution of Structural Engineers
• The Royal Institute of British Architects
• The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors