§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Energy if, now that the Birmingham city council heating and rent payments scheme is self-financing, he will include the participants in the winter fuel discount arrangement.
§ Dr. John CunninghamI have approved arrangements made by Birmingham city council with the Midlands Electricity Board to enable those eligible among some 2,000 participants in this scheme to claim the electricity discount. We have also suggested to the council an alternative arrangement to enable other eligible participants to claim.