§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on his response to the contents of the recent report on the causes and consequences of the community care delays, published jointly by the King's Fund Institute, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Nuffield Institute, a copy of which he has been sent.
§ Mr. DorrellI reaffirm the Governments commitment to the policy as set out in the White Paper "Caring for People". The timetable for its implementation will remain as stated to the House by my right hon. and learned Friend the then Secretary of State in July 1990. We welcome the continued enthusiasm of the authors of the report for our policy.