§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress has been made in meeting the 1991 targets for provision for mentally ill people outlined in Command 6233, "Better Services for the Mentally Ill and what changes he expects to occur in the next three years;
(2) what progress has been made to meet the 1991 targets for provision for mentally ill people, by health and social services authority, outlined in Command 6233, "Better Services for the Mentally Ill "; and what changes he expects to occur in the next three years.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Command Paper "Better Services for the Mentally Ill ", published in 1975 by the then Labour Government, did not set illustrative targets.
Over the next three years we expect to see a continuing development of services, though the pace of change will depend on local needs and opportunities.