Miss Wright askedthe Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what arrangements he has made to monitor the effect of public spending cuts on the present, and projected, numbers of residential places provided by local authorities for the care of the elderly;
397W(2) what arrangements he has made to monitor the effect of public spending cuts on the present, and projected, numbers of residential places provided by local authorities for mentally-handicapped adults;
(3) what arrangement he has made to monitor the effect of public spending cuts on the present, and projected, numbers of residential places provided by local authorities for children in care.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Nuneaton (Mr. Huckfield) on 29 January.—[Vol. 977, c.598–99.]