§ Mr. Squireasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress he has made, following Sir Derek Rayner's report on the statistics collected by his Department, in reducing the amount of information he collects on the local authority personal social services; and whether, as a result of that report, he intends to repeal certain sections of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe report on the statistics collected by the DHSS, prepared under the guidance of Sir Derek Rayner, will be published later this week. It contains 17 recommendations relating to the personal social services. Consultations are taking place with local authorities on the best method of achieving the desired cutback in the costs of collecting information. But I do not propose any changes which would require alteration of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970.