§ Lords Amendment: No. 23, in page 5, line 10, after the words last inserted, insert new Clause " C ":
§ " C. Where a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1933 or the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 appoint a committee of the authority under any enactment, and the members of the committee include or may include persons who are not members of the authority, then in considering the appointment to the committee of such persons regard shall be had, if the committee is concerned with matters in which 2008 the chronically sick or disabled have special needs, to the desirability of appointing to the committee persons with experience of work among and of the needs of the chronically sick and disabled, and to the person or persons with that experience being or including a chronically sick or disabled person or persons."
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
The intention of this Clause is to extend the concept of representation for disabled people to local authority committees on health, welfare, housing and education. I commend it to the House.
§ Question put and agreed to.