§ Mr. Murtonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will send a circular to local housing authorities requesting them to report what arrangements they have for ensuring that disabled persons living in council houses receive those facilities which can best help them to lead a normal life.
§ Mr. MacCollHousing authorities meet the needs of the disabled by the adaptation of existing dwellings, by designing bungalows and ground floor flats so that they can be used by the disabled and by providing purpose-built accommodation.
As my right hon. Firend, the Minister of Health, announced in answer to a Question on 23rd October, the Government Social Survey will be carrying out a study next year of disabled adults living at home with the object of ascertaining the extent to which they receive and need help from local authority services. The housing aspects of disablement will be included in the survey. I cannot anticipate the findings of the survey but, where local authorities already have disabled tenants in council houses, I have no reason to think that they are failing to provide adequate facilities for them. If the hon. Member has any specific case in mind, I shall be pleased to look into it.—[Vol. 751 c. 1332–1333.]