Political Developments: Policies for Housing, Education, Health

Question 1

What year did Callaghan create the Housing Act?

Answer 1

1977

Question 2

What did the 1977 Housing Act do for local authorities?

Answer 2

Gave local authorities responsibility for housing homeless people

Question 3

What did the 1977 Housing Act do with the purchasing of council houses?

Answer 3

Made the buying of council houses illegal

Question 4

What year did Callaghan create the Education Act?

Answer 4

1976

Question 5

What did the 1976 Education Act do?

Answer 5

It made local authorities make more plans for comprehensive schools

Question 5

What percentage increase in secondary school students at comprehensives was there from 1975-81?

Answer 5

15% increase

Question 6

Which prominent Labour MP created the Health Act?

Answer 6

Barbara Castle

Question 7

What did Castle’s Health Act do?

Answer 7

It made NHS family planning free

Question 8

What did the Conservatives want to do with NHS family planning?

Answer 8

They wanted it to cost money

Question 9

Which benefits act did Callaghan pass in 1976?

Answer 9

Universal Benefits Act

Question 10

What was done in the 1976 Universal Benefits Act?

Answer 10

Benefits were given to mothers rather than fathers