To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he last met the National Federation of Housing Associations to discuss the implications of the Government's policy on reducing housing association grant.

I discussed this topic with the National Federation of Housing Associations on 14 July 1993.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to introduce a Gro-grant scheme in England based on the Scottish Homes model.

I am considering various options to encourage the revival of the private rented sector in England.