§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the representations made, he will consider issuing a consultation document on the transfer of resources to lead to more care in the community in Scotland.
§ Mr. John MacKayI am concerned to promote community care, and I will be consulting health boards and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities about ways of improving co-operation between health and social work authorities, including possible changes to the supoort finance scheme. I do not think that a general consultation paper is required.