§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why his Department has ceased collecting and publishing figures in respect of elderly and disabled people receiving the home help services.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe discontinuation of information about those in receipt of home help services was recommended by the DHSS study team as part of the Rayner review of Government statistical services, and subsequently endorsed by the joint DHSS—local authority review of personal social services statistics.