Mr. Michael Rainey:

I have a couple of points. The Deputy is correct that the supply of one and two bedroom units for downsizing is a challenge for local authorities and the one and two bedroom units we obtain are often multistorey, so there is an accessibility issue. Members will probably be aware from their constituencies that the one-storey maisonette properties are in high-demand. It goes back to the point I made initially. We need to go back to direct build. At the moment we are still dependent on using turnkey properties coming in from private developers. If you look at our county development plans, you will see that we support disabled person's housing. A consideration of targets would be useful for us so that when planners meet individual developers at the pre-planning meeting, there are targets to be achieved on universal design or disabled persons' housing, perhaps to force their hands and see that kind of housing built into the models of housing that eventually come through to us as turnkeys.

As we said in our opening statement, we are very supportive of the CAS. We depend on the AHB sector to come forward and engage with us on the CAS. We would like to see more engagement from the AHB sector on the CAS. It really does deliver for disabled persons because it is housing specifically designed for disabled persons.