§ Mr. Stallardasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current average charge for local authority meals on wheels, lunch clubs, day care provision and home help services.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation on the charges made by individual local authorities for the services mentioned is not collected centrally but practice is known to vary markedly between authorities and services. Some authorities make no charge, some make flat rate charges and some charge according to the means of the recipient of the service.