§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial contribution he intends to make available to housing associations in Wales in order to enable them to make the contribution he expects from them towards implementation of the community care White Paper in respect of(a) elderly and very elderly people and (b) disabled people.
§ Mr. GristThe Department makes funding available to Housing for Wales in support of housing associations within the Principality: for this purpose gross provision for 1990–91 will be raised by 40 per cent. over that for 1989–90. As to the future we have made it clear in draft planning guidance recently issued for consultation, that as a first step we expect housing associations to be consulted closely in the development of social care plans and to maintain and develop their crucial role—working within supporting guidance set out by Housing for Wales.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial contribution he intends to make available to local authorities in Wales in order to enable them to make the contribution he expects from them towards implementation of the community care White Paper in respect of(a) elderly and very elderly people and (b) disabled people.
§ Mr. GristThe position in respect of funding the new framework for community care in Wales is fully set out in paragraphs 11.34 to 11.41 of the White Paper "Caring for People" Cm. 849. In addition, we are to make available in812W each of the financial years 1990–91 and 1991–92 some £330,000 which will be used towards the costs of demonstration projects in each of the Welsh counties the aim of which will be to help authorities establish effective assessment and case management arrangements.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will make it his policy that Government contributions to support people living in homes for the elderly in Wales shall be calculated on the same basis, irrespective of whether the home is run by a local authority, a voluntary or charitable body, or on a private commercial basis.
§ Mr. GristOur policies for the future funding of care in the community are fully set out in the White Paper "Caring for People: Community Care in the Next Decade and Beyond" Cm. 849.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidance he has offered to housing associations in Wales on the contribution he expects them to make towards the provision of suitable homes for(a) disabled people and (b) elderly and very elderly people as part of the implementation of community care policies outlined in his recent White Paper.