§ Mr. EasthamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will indemnify Manchester city council against any costs incurred as a result of successful prosecutions in relation to failure to fulfil its statutory duty to provide adaptations for disabled people.
§ Mr. YeoA local authority is open to legal challenge if it fails to fulfil its statutory duty to provide house adaptations for people with disabilities. There is no express power to compensate an authority for the financial consequences of a successful prosecution.
§ Mr. EasthamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what response he has made to the letter of 4 February from the chairman of the Manchester city council housing committee about funding for adaptations for disabled occupants of council-owned accommodation.
§ Mr. YeoThe Secretary of State has received a letter on this subject from the chair of the housing committee of Manchester city council, and I am considering what response should be made.