§ 46. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the effect of his Department's actions on the achievement of national unity.
§ Sir K. JosephI estimate that the help initiated by my Department for a whole range of groups in sore need of help—the over 80s, those in family poverty, the severely disabled, the chronic sick, the mentally handicapped, the mentally ill, the alcoholics, the infirm elderly—coupled with the increased protection of the poor from charges strengthens national unity.