§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services; pursuant to his reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe, on 1 July, Official Report, column 407, if he will state the date he wrote to Northumberland county council following the complaint he received from the Royal Association for 436W Disability and Rehabilitation on 24 April, the date of the reply from the council and the date of any subsequent correspondence.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, why his inquiries into Northumberland county council following a complaint from the Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation on 24 April have now taken three months; if he is satisfied with the progress of his inquiries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Rossi[pursuant to his reply, 27 July 1981]: A letter was sent to the chief executive of Northumberland county council on 14 May. This was acknowledged, but the first substantive reply is dated 9 July. That reply, while not a complete answer to the matter raised, is most encouraging and I hope that a full response can be sent to the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation soon.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services; pursuant to his reply to the right hon. Member for Manchester, Wythenshawe, on 1 July, Official Report, c. 407, if he will state the date he wrote to Oxfordshire county council following the complaint he received from the Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation on 18 March, the date of the reply from the council and the dates of any subsequent correspondence.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, why his inquiries into Oxfordshire county council following a complaint from the Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation on 18 March have now taken four months; if he is satisfied with the progress of his inquiries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Rossi[pursuant to his reply, 27 July 1981]: A letter was sent to the chief executive on 29 April. A reply was received dated 5 June. The issues raised by that reply are being considered. These matters are not straightforward, but I shall ensure that the case is pursued as rapidly as possible.