Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when officials of his Department last met mortgage providers; and whether the use of the EWS1 form was raised at that meeting.

My Departmental officials formally met with mortgage providers in September and the use of EWS1 forms was discussed. In addition, officials have held a number ad-hoc bilateral meetings with mortgage lenders on the use of EWS1 form.