§ Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he proposes that the tenants' charter as set out in the housing Bill should apply to those living in almshouses and to similar houses available for poor persons where age is not specified in the governing instrument; and what response he has made to the views of the National Association of Almshouses on the matter.
§ Mr. StanleyI recognise the special position of residents of almshouses which are entirely private charities and which provide accommodation on special terms. While we need to draw up a precise legal definition, it is not our intention to extend the tenants' charter to such residents. I am advising the National Association of Almshouses accordingly.