§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each local authority(a) the amount of grant that will be payable in each year to support the National Carers Strategy, (b) the estimated number of carers and (c) the product of dividing (a) by (b). [71103]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesThe information requested is not yet available. We are consulting widely with carers, their representatives and local authorities about how the National Strategy for Carers, announced by the Deputy Prime Minister on 8 February, should be implemented in Wales. Final decisions will be taken by the National Assembly for Wales.
Following the transfer of functions, the issues will be a matter for the National Assembly.