HL Deb 09 March 1987 vol 485 cc925-6WA
Baroness Lane-Fox

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will make a statement about the inquiry into the arrangements for the care and after-care of Miss Sharon Campbell.

Baroness Trumpington

I am pleased to announce that Mr. John Spokes, QC has been appointed to chair the inquiry. The other members of the committee will be Dr. Michael Pare, MD, FRCP, FRC Psych and Mr. George Royle, B Corn, LLB, DMA, AAPSW, ACIS.

The terms of reference will be:

"to inquire into the management of arrangements for the care and after-care of Miss Sharon Campbell;

to consider the adequacy of these arrangements:

to report to the Secretary of State and to make recommendations, on the basis of their findings, on any measures or practices which might provide improvements in identifying the needs of mentally disordered people and in the quality of care for those living in the community and support for staff working with them".

The conduct of the proceedings will be a matter for the committee. Its findings will be published. The preliminary meeting of the inquiry has been arranged for 27th March.