§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will take urgent steps to ensure that all providers of accommodation for people needing residential care are subject to a national registration system;
(2) if he will urgently seek the abolition of any distinction between residential care and nursing homes providing long-term care.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 26 January 1988]: Any changes in the existing arrangements for registration and inspection would need to take account of what is said about homes in the reports expected shortly of Lady Wagner's review of residential care, Sir Roy Griffiths' overview of community care, and the social services inspectorate's report on the implementation of the Registered Homes Act 1984. The registration and inspection system for homes in Scotland is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland.