§ 39. Miss Lestorasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what advice he is giving to local authorities regarding their responsibilities in relation to the housing predicament caused by the closure of hostels housing single persons; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AmeryI have not issued advice to local authorities specifically about the housing situation of single people arising from the closure of hostels. A circular sent to them following the publication in 1969 of the Central Housing Advisory Committee report "Council Housing: Purposes, Procedures and Priorities" did, however, draw particularly to their notice the sections dealing, among other special housing needs, with the needs of the single.