§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue a circular to local authorities advising them to consider appointing welfare rights officers of the type recently appointed by the city of Manchester.
§ Sir K. JosephI have been asked to reply.
489WIt is my hope that local authority social services staff generally will help to improve the spread of information about benefits that are available, but it is for the authorities to decide what staffing arrangements will most effectively contribute to this end.