HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 c702W
18. Mr. Caborn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations his Department has received regarding the implications of shortages of local authority social workers.

58. Mr. Clelland

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations his Department has received regarding the implications of shortages of local authority social workers.

64. Mr. Ronnie Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations his Department has received regarding the implications of shortages of local authority social workers.

105. Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations his Department has received regarding the implications of shortages of local authority social workers.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

I have had a number of representations about the problems faced by some local authorities, particularly in London, in attracting and retaining suitably qualified social workers.