§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to amend the law so as to add to the "tenants' charter" provisions of the Housing Act guidelines to local housing authorities on dealing with complaints between tenants, and, in particular, include the requirement that local authorities should not, in any circumstances, reveal to one local authority tenant the identity of another tenant who complains about his anti-social behaviour.
§ Mr. StanleyI think this must be a matter for the judgment of a local authority in the light of the circumstances of a case, but I would expect local authorities to respect the privacy of information given to them in confidence.