HC Deb 25 March 1986 vol 94 c448W
33. Mr. Corbyn

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on support for informal carers.

Mr. Whitney

We shall draw on experience gained from the relevant elements of the helping the community to care programme in deciding how best to develop our policies on support for informal carers. While a circular of guidance for local authorities will be among the methods of making use of that experience we shall wish to consider it is not possible to determine this at present.