HC Deb 03 February 1981 vol 998 c88W
45. Mr. Newens

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has any plans for voluntary workers to take over the duties at present performed by paid employees in the social services.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The best relationship between voluntary and statutory social services needs to be worked out locally. My policy is to encourage an expansion of care provided voluntarily, but this does not imply the displacement of local authority employees.