§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Government accept Sir Roy Griffiths recommendation that residential homes with less than four residents should be subject to regulation and inspection.
§ Mr. MellorAs my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State said in his statement in the House on 12 July, the Government have concluded that, for the present, existing statutory functions relating to registration and inspection of residential care and nursing homes should remain unaltered.