§ 75. Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he contemplates taking with regard to local authorities which have proved unwilling to implement Section 15 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act by the co-option of disabled persons to committees whose functions are relevant to their needs.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerAs my hon. Friend made clear in the reply to my hon. Friend's Question on 15th December last, the Act leaves each of the local authorities concerned to settle the final composition of committees dealing with matters in which the chronically sick or disabled have a special interest. My view is that local authorities are competent to decide these matters for themselves, and he does 437W not contemplate any intervention.—[Vol.828, c.99.]