HC Deb 20 February 1967 vol 741 cc229-30W
Mr. Macdonald

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the difficulties faced by local authorities in finding staff for child care homes, if he will send a circular urging local authorities, particularly London boroughs, to consult on rates of pay and conditions of service so as to avoid competition for the services of matrons, house-parents and other staff.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The local authorities have established machinery for such con- sultations, and it would not be appropriate for me to intervene in the present circumstances.