§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will estimate the average local authority charge for the following services: home helps, meals on wheels, lunch clubs, day centres, domiciliary laundry services and residential homes;
(2) how many local authorities do not charge for home helps, meals on wheels, lunch clubs, day centres, and domiciliary laundry services.
§ Mr. John PattenI shall let the hon. Member have as full an answer as possible as soon as I can.