Pensioners

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:58 pm on 23 November 1983.

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Photo of Mrs Jill Knight Mrs Jill Knight , Birmingham, Edgbaston 4:58, 23 November 1983

Will the hon. Gentleman accept that the Members of Parliament for Birmingham have taken up some of the cases to which he quite fairly referred? There has been much worry, but it was caused by difficulties at the beginning of the scheme, which have now been sorted out. Does he agree that it is infinitely better that the rent should be paid direct either to the local council or to the private landlord, because before this scheme rents were often not paid?