Homes Bill
10:30 am
Mr Roger Gale (North Thanet, Conservative)
Before we begin, I have two announcements. Hon. Members may remove their jackets if they wish. Under my chairmanship, that is blanket consent for the duration of the Committee. If Mr. Stevenson has a different view, he will no doubt express it.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the hon. Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) has telephoned me to say that he cannot be with us for the first hour this morning as he is speaking in Westminster Hall.