§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what progress has been made towards the implementation of Section 6(1) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970, empowering local authorities to require the provision of sanitary conveniences at certain premises open to the public;
(2) what progress has been made towards the implementation of Section 5(2) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970;
(3) what progress has been made towards the implementation of Section 4(1) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970, which provides that access, parking facilities and sanitary conveniences be available at premises open to the public;
(4) what progress has been made towards the implementation of Section 5(1) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970, making it a duty of local authorities to provide public sanitary conveniences for disabled persons.
§ Mr. Graham PageThe Sections of the Act to which the hon. Member refers did not become operative until 29th November, 1970, and apply only to facilities and buildings provided since that date. Local authorities are proceeding with these new statutory requirements but it is too early to obtain any significant progress reports.
§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress 52W has been made towards the implementation of section 3(1) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970, which calls upon local authorities to have regard to the special housing needs of the chronically sick and disabled.
§ Mr. ChannonLocal authorities have been submitting proposals for the provision of purpose-built dwellings for the disabled since Section 3(1) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970, came into force. They had, of course, been making such provision before the Act.