§ Mr. ThurnhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Healtl if he will place in the Library the responses to his: Department's draft guidance for local authorities on the implementation of the Community Care (Direct Payments Act 1996; and if he will make a statement. [19205]
§ Mr. BurnsCopies of all responses have been placed in the Library, except where respondents have indicated tha they wish their reply to be excluded from this arrangement In those cases, confidentiality has been respected.
We have received 206 replies to the consultation throughout the United Kingdom. These comprise 86 replies from local authorities, 70 from voluntary organisations, and 50 from independent providers, healtl bodies, statutory bodies and individuals.