To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 30 June 2009, Official Report, columns 7-10WS, on housing, for how long the consultation on council housing finance will last; and when he expects it to report. (287033)

The consultation will be for a minimum of 12 weeks in accordance with the Government’s code of practice on consultation. The Government response to the consultation will be published early next year.