HC Deb 27 June 1973 vol 858 c339W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to obtain and publish information as to the provision made by local authorities for special housing for the disabled in their building programmes.

Mr. Channon

Between 29th August 1970, the date on which Section 3 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 came into force, and the end of March this year, 274 local authorities had notified the Department of proposals for the construction of 1,159 dwellings for disabled people.