§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of proposals to build new mobility standard and wheelchair houses since the format of statistical return to his Department was modified to show these figures from (a) Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, (b) housing
DWELLINGS: NEW MOBILITY STANDARD AND WHEELCHAIR: LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS IN ROCHDALE MBC AND NORTH WEST REGION Dwellings Mobility housing Wheelchair housing Proposals Starts Completions Proposals Starts Completions Rochdale MBC: Local authority … … — — — 4 2 — Housing associations … 91 — — 4 — — North West Region: Local authorities … … 1,280 590 73 328 266 227 Housing associations … 897 250 5 85 46 31 Note: Figures for new mobility standard dwellings relate to the period 1st January 1975 to 30th September 1977 and those for wheelchair dwellings from 29th August 1970 to 30th September 1977. Local authorities, including Rochdale MBC, also make provisions for disabled people through adaptations to existing dwellings.