§ 30. Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the implications of the board and lodgings regulations for elderly and disabled inmates of residential homes.
§ Mr. NewtonThe supplementary benefit limits for residential care and nursing homes are currently under review and an announcement will be made shortly. In respect of longer-term possibilities, I refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Kent (Mr. Rowe) on 28 January at column501.