§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what further proposals he has for the development of services for the care of the mentally handicapped of the Nottinghamshire area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonThe Regional Hospital Board's plans include improvements to142W existing hospitals for the mentally handicapped and new facilities, including small units, at centres of population. Nottinghamshire County Council have plans for a substantial increase in their training facilities; they and Nottingham County Borough are also to increase the amount of residential accommodation. Discussions are shortly to take place between hospital and local authorities on how the full range of services described in Cmnd. 4683 might best be developed and we have asked for progress reports by the end of the year.