§ Mr. Andrew BowdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement of the progress of the health in old age programme; and what plans have been made for the future funding of the programme and its three constituent parts.
§ Mr. FreemanThe health in old age programme is one of the several programmes run by the Health Education Authority concerned with adult and family health., and exists to encourage a positive response to old age and to support informal carers of elderly people. It gives support to the King's Fund informal carers' project, the Centre for Health and Retirement Education and the Age Well Campaign. The authority is currently considering the programme's future funding arrangements as part of its operational planning for 1989–90.