Residential Care (Hansard, 20 March 1990)

§ 16. Mr. Dunnachie
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of local authority residential care for the elderly.

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of local authority residential care for the elderly.

§ 45. Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of local authority residential care for the elderly.

§ 140. Mr. Cunliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of local authority residential care for the elderly.
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§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
We have always stressed that we are seeking a mixed economy of care and within that local authority residential care for the elderly has a vital part to play. With private and voluntary residential accommodation, this will provide a wide choice for clients and a value for money service.

§ 70. Mr. Clelland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that individuals in need of care are not asked to leave residential homes because of their inability to meet the required fees.

§ 76. Mr. Ronnie Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that individuals in need of care are not asked to leave residential homes because of their inability to meet the required fees.

§ 109. Mr. Clay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that individuals in need of care are not asked to leave residential homes because of their inability to meet the required fees.

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that individuals in need of care are not asked to leave residential homes because of their inability to meet the required fees.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
For people under pension age, local authorities can already top up other sources of income to meet fees in independent residential homes. They can also at present sponsor people of any age and meet the full fees in such homes. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security announced in the House on 13 March that he is considering whether there are further steps he could take in relation to social security payments towards the cost of residential care in independent homes.