§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases he has before him for investigation as to whether a local authority is in breach of section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act; how many cases there have been investigated since May 1979; and what is the shortest, median and longest period of time taken by his Department to conclude investigations of such cases since May 1979.
§ Mr. NewtonAt present six complaints of alleged failure by a local authority to comply with section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 are under consideration.
Forty-one previous such complaints have been considered since May 1979. The shortest time taken to complete the necessary investigations was four weeks; the longest two years and four months; and the median is five months.