HC Deb 03 March 1993 vol 220 c177W
33. Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what further assessment he has made of the housing requirements of elderly people and people with disabilities.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Guidelines on the provision of sheltered housing and housing for the disabled were issued to local authorities on 28 March 1991 in the circular "Housing and Community Care" and set out the recommened level of provision in each case. The authorities were also advised to set targets matching local circumstances and needs over an appropriate timescale.

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