§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) why no additional funds have been made available to local authorities in Wales to enable them to carry out the provisions of the Disabled Persons Act 1986; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what representations he has received from the Wales Council for the Disabled concerning implementation of the Disabled Persons Act 1986; and what responses he has sent.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe implementation of the Act was fully discussed with representatives of the Wales 439W Council for the Disabled when I called at its offices in Caerphilly on 26 March, and I have subsequently replied to a letter sent to me by the council. The resource implications for local authorities will be considered in the context of the Welsh Consultative Council on Local Government Finance.