§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services to what cause he ascribes the failure of the authorities at St. Augustine's Hospital, Canterbury, to follow up the 1971 recommendations of the then Hospital Advisory Service as disclosed in paragraphs 4.20 to 4.55 of the report of the committee of inquiry, published in March 1976.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe failure cannot be ascribed to a single cause. Contributory factors included relative priorites, limitations on resources, the procedures for following up reports and the problems inherent in trying to change individual attitudes.