§ Mr. HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the disability organisations 169W which responded to the consultation document entitled "Home Improvement Policy: Proposed Test of Resources".
§ Mr. TrippierThe following disability organisations responded to the consultation paper "Renovation Grants: Proposed Test of Resources":
- Association of Disabled Professionals;
- Derbyshire Centre for Integrated Living;
- Disabled Living Foundation;
- Disablement Information Centre and Advice Line, Wakefield;
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR);
- Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults (MENCAP)
§ Mr. HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, in light of responses from disability organisations to the consultation document entitled "Home Improvement Policy: Proposed Test of Resources", he plans to review his decision to impose a test of resources on disabled facilities grants; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierThe proposed test of resources is intended to ensure that those least able to afford the costs of adaptations receive the grants that they need. We do not propose to abandon the principle of the test, but we are not committed to the precise details proposed in the consultation paper. We shall announce our decisions in due course.