§ 50. Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he remains satisfied with the working of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 in relation to the provision of telephones for persons falling within the scope of that Act.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisI should naturally like to see further progress made and am making inquiries in cases where statistics recently published in respect of the year ended 31st March 1977 suggest that the effect of Section 2(1)(h) of the Act is still not properly understood. In general, local authorities are aware of their responsibilities and many have made commendable progress, particularly over the recurrent payment of telephone rentals.