§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will extend home responsibilities protection for a year in which the person being cared for and in receipt of attendance allowance dies shortly before the end of the year; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will extend home responsibilities protection to cover cases where a person receiving care spends more than four weeks in hospital and therefore loses attendance allowance if the carer can demonstrate that she or he is still effectively precluded from regular employment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossiI have no plans to change the basis for eligibility of home responsibilities protection.