§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to encourage public sector landlords to provide disabled people with personal housing plans; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungDecisions about the allocation of public sector housing are a matter for individual housing authorities, taking into account all their powers and duties under housing legislation. For people with community care needs, social services departments and housing authorities are asked to construct an individual's care plan with the objective of preserving or restoring non-institutional living as far as possible, and of securing the most appropriate and cost-effective package of care, housing and other services to meet the person's future needs.
§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to introduce new building regulations and amend existing building regulations, to promote the development of barrier-free housing in terms of(a) new-build and (b) renovated or modernised properties; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BaldryMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment intends, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Wales, to consult on a range of building regulation provisions which could be applied to the design of new dwellings for the benefit of disabled people. There are no plans to consider the application of such requirements to existing dwellings subject to renovation or modernisation.