§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement about decisions 402W reached following the joint seminar sponsored by his Department and the Department of the Environment on 5 March to discuss the various services which can help elderly people to stay in their own homes.
§ Mr. WhitneyThis seminar, organised jointly by the Department of the Environment and the Department of Health and Social Security, was part of the follow up to a report by Dr. Anthea Tinker, a principal research officer with the Department of the Environment, entitled "Staying at Home—Helping the Elderly People." At the seminar the findings of the report and their implications for local authorities and for central Government were discussed with representatives of local and health authorities, professional organisations and voluntary bodies. Both Departments are now considering whether further guidance should be issued to authorities.