§ Mrs. Knightasked the Secretary of State for Energy how he intends answering the letter he has received from the chairman of the city of Birmingham housing committee relating to the electricity discount scheme 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BennI am giving this letter urgent consideration. My Department has been in correspondence with Birmingham housing department since November in an effort to find a way of enabling tenants on the city's HARP scheme to claim the electricity discount. This effort is continuing.