§ Sir R. Russellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are his proposals for the care of the mentally sub-normal in the areas on the perimeter of Greater London.
§ Mr. AlisonFollowing the issue in June of the Command Paper "Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped", my right hon. Friend has asked regional hospital boards to prepare future joint plans urgently with local authorities. An important part of their task will be to review the difficult problem of detached catchment areas inherited from the past.