§ Mr. Nicholas BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Housing Act to permit local authorities to discriminate in the provision of housing for the homeless in favour of long-term residents of that area.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIt is for local authorities to decide in the light of their duties under the Act how to secure accommodation for homeless people and how to allocate tenancies of council dwellings.