Housing: Disabled People

House of Lords written question – answered at on 17 January 2007.

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Photo of Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Crossbench

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 19 December (WA 292), whether the lack of provision to meet the needs of persons with severe mental and physical impairment in the Northern Ireland draft planning policy statement of 16 March (PPS14) amounts to discrimination.

Photo of Lord Rooker Lord Rooker Minister of State (Sustainable Farming and Food), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Sustainable Farming and Food), The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

While draft planning policy statement 14 does not have any specific policies for persons with severe mental and physical impairment, it is felt that their needs are largely addressed by policy HOU16 (House Extensions) in A Planning Strategy for Rural Northern Ireland. This allows for house extensions to provide partially self-contained accommodation for elderly or dependent relatives. Draft PPS14 and its equality impact assessment have been subject to consultation and this issue will be reconsidered in the preparation of the final policy.

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