§ 68. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue a Circular requesting local housing authorities to amend any points scheme regarding home allocation which discriminates against unsupported mothers.
§ Mr. AmeryThe attention of housing authorities was drawn in 1969 to the report of the Central Housing Advisory Committee on the allocation of council houses, which recommended that local authorities should pay more attention to families, such as fatherless families, who were particularly vulnerable.