§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the full cost of the recent Price Waterhouse survey of care home costs.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe costs of individual studies are not made public as that could breach commercial confidentiality.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his policy with regard to the payment of housing benefits to care home residents.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Highgate (Sir Geoffrey Finsberg) on 29 October at columns368–70.