HC Deb 03 July 1990 vol 175 c548W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what response he has made to the European Commission communication on aging (COM(90)80 FINAL).

Mr. Dorrell

My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State presented an explanatory memorandum to Parliament on 29 June, copies of which are available in the Library and the Vote Office. We have made it clear that while we support the spirit of the communication, we believe that a number of the proposals are best considered in the context of national arrangements.