§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied that his Department' leaflet Dd596986 setting down the new procedures under the Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978 to be adopted for rate relief for disabled persons makes clear that tenants in local authority housing cannot benefit, but landlords can.
§ Mr. KingA tenant of local authority housing can in fact be eligible for a rebate under the Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978 in the same way as any other ratepayer and there is no need for any special reference to them in the leaflet to which my hon. Friend referred.