HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 c713W
49. Mr. Rowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state those local authorities that presently make payments direct to disabled people to make their own care arrangements; and if he has considered proposals for ensuring such arrangements are made more widespread.

108. Mr. Hannam

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consideration he has given to enabling local authorities to make payments directly to disabled people to make their own care arrangements.

Mr. Freeman

I refer my hon. Friends to the reply I gave the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley) on 15 January at column83.

Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on making arrangements for local authorities to make payments direct to disabled people to make their own care arrangements.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

None other than parliamentary questions and an amendment to the NHS and Community Care Bill.

Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on implementation of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986.

54. Mr. Bidwell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on implementation of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986.

67. Mr. Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on when implementation of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 is likely to be fully implemented.

99. Mr. Bell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on when the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 is likely to be fully implemented.

Mr. Freeman

Since the beginning of this year hon. Members have addressed five parliamentary questions on this issue to my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State. In addition an amendment to the National Health Service and Community Care Bill was put down in Committee, the effect of which would be to implement remaining sections of the Act. The Department has received no letters on this subject in this period.