Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 4 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 March 2004. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 11 March 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to include radon testing in CON29 within the proposed Housing Investment Programme.

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to include radon testing in CON29 within the proposed Housing Investment Programme. [159894] Keith Hill: I have been asked to reply. There are no such plans. Under our proposals for home information packs, the pack is likely to include information on whether the property is located within a radon affected area. Issues of practicality and cost suggest that it would not be appropriate to require radon testing as part of a statutory home information pack scheme. However, this will be considered further by specialist working groups that are being set up to consider the contents of the pack before any final decisions are taken.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 159894; 418 c1631W;418 c1633W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Buildings Health hazards Radiation Radioactivity Testing Housing investment programme Radon gas
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk