To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 18 December 2008 (WA 67), whether they intend to assess the overall cost of home information packs; and, if so, when that assessment will take place. [HL998]

An evaluation of the HIPs programme is currently planned for 2010. This will be an update of the HIPs Baseline Research Report, published in January 2007 and which is available on our website at www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/hipbaselineresearch.