HC Deb 06 November 1992 vol 213 cc453-4W
Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue to local authorities guidelines on equal opportunities and anti-discrimination within housing allocation policies and homelessness service provision.

Mr. Baldry

My Department issued to local authorities in August last year a revised code of guidance on the homelessness legislation. On 30 January 1991 the Commission for Racial Equality, with the Secretary of State's backing, issued a code of practice giving practical guidance on eliminating racial discrimination and promoting equal opportunities in the field of rented housing.