To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) of 25 June 2007, Official Report, column 164W, on home information packs, what payments her Department and its predecessor have made to (a) Rightmove and (b) Countrywide for advice, research or consultancy on home information packs. (152541)

The Department has not made any such payments to Rightmove or Countrywide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) of 25 June 2007, Official Report, column 164W, on home information packs, what payments her Department and its predecessor made to (a) Rightmove and (b) Countryside for pilot schemes relating to home information packs. (152675)

The Department has not made any such payments to Rightmove or Countrywide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what meetings Ministers from her Department have had with the Association of Home Information Pack Providers in the last 12 months. (152833)

I have met with the Association of Home Information Pack Providers (AHIPP) on a number of occasions, most recently on 6 September 2007. I have also had similar meetings with other representative bodies and we are continuing to work closely with all key stakeholders on HIPs and EPCs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations her Department has received from (a) Flint Bishop solicitors and (b) Labour Legal Services in the last 12 months on home information packs. (153525)

The Department for Communities and Local Government has no record of representations received from Flint Bishop solicitors or Labour Legal Services in the last 12 months on home information packs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether (a) home information packs and (b) energy performance certificates may include the unique property reference number or a BS7666-compliant address of the domestic dwelling. (153795)

Energy performance certificates include a unique property reference number, which is generated by the Register Operator. Neither this nor a BS7666-compliant address is included in a HIP.