Political Developments: Policies for Housing, Education, Health

Question 1

What Housing Act did Callaghan bring in? When? What did it do?

Answer 1

Housing Act of 1977 gave local authorities responsibility for giving homes to people who unintentionally became homeless

Question 2

What significant event in Housing did Labour outlaw?

Answer 2

They made the ability to buy council houses illegal

Question 3

What Education act did Callaghan bring in? When? What did it do?

Answer 3

1976 Education Act encouraged local authorities to make more comprehensive school plans

Question 4

What was the impact of the Education Act? Compared to when?

Answer 4

By 1981, 83% of children were in state secondary schools in England compared to 69% in 1975.

Question 5

What Health Act did Castle bring it? What did the Conservatives want?

Answer 5

Castle extended free NHS family planning services to all, when the Conservatives wanted to charge for all of these services

Question 6

What Poverty Act did Callaghan bring in? When?

Answer 6

Universal Benefits Law in 1975, replacing weekly money and giving it to the mother instead of the father