§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether his Department's review of local authority building note No. 2 on "Residential Accommodation for Elderly People (1973)" has yet been completed.
§ Mr. John PattenWe think it is more helpful to local authorities for guidance to be set out in a more informal and flexible style than that of the building notes, and future guidance will be in the form of pamphlets which set out the variety of options open to authorities in the design of their services. The 1973 building note will not, therefore, be updated; work on a replacement is still at a comparatively early stage.