To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) domestic energy assessors and (b) home inspectors she estimates will be required for full implementation of the home information pack (HIP) policy; how this estimate was calculated; and what (i) evidence and (ii) criteria are being used to determine the market impact of HIPs. (166956)

[holding answer 22 November 2007]: I refer my hon. Friend to the written ministerial statement ‘Home Information Packs’ made on 22 November 2007, Official Report, columns 140-42WS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of home information pack searches have been undertaken via local authorities. (168929)

The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether information on radon risks (a) can and (b) must form part of home information packs. (171516)

Information on radon risk is required in the Home Information Pack as part of the local inquiries.