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Sir Michael Neubert
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to abolish local authorities' power to introduce registration schemes for houses in multiple occupation under section 346 of the Housing Act 1985.
Sir George Young
The Department has reviewed local authorities' power to set up HMO registration schemes. We have no plans to remove this power.