§ 91. Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services when he received the Griffiths report; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the Griffiths report on community care will be published in full; and if he will make a statement on the delays that have held up his publication of the report.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has yet received the report by Sir Roy Griffiths on care in the community; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MooreI have received Sir Roy Griffiths' report. I am arranging for publication on 16 March and copies will then be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
The report makes wide-ranging proposals affecting the responsibilities of local government; individuals' social security entitlements; central funding and control of community care services; and aspects of the social fund.
The Government will be considering the proposals, taking account of the report of the committee chaired by Lady Wagner on residential care which the National Institute for Social Work is publishing tomorrow, and of reactions to both reports; and will bring forward their own proposals in due course.