§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 10 February 2004,Official Report, column 1410W, on free personal care, what the basis is for the statement that the impact of the Health Service Ombudsman decision in the case of Malcolm Pointon is included in the estimates of the cost of free personal care which were calculated in advance of the Ombudsman's decision. [156693]
§ Dr. LadymanThe answer of 10 February 2004,Official Report, column 1410W, stated that the decision in the case of Malcolm Pointon is a decision on an individual case and as such has no bearing on national estimates of the cost of free personal care. Therefore, there would be no impact on the estimated costs.