HC Deb 21 March 1989 vol 149 c579W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Monklands, West of 9 February,Official Report, column 802, what plans he has to improve public awareness in respect of the integration of mentally handicapped people into local communities.

Mr. Mellor

We are discussing with the voluntary organisation CMH completion of the project that we have funded it to undertake to assess ways of improving public acceptance of people with a mental handicap moving into the community. We shall be considering other steps in the light of this project.