HC Deb 16 October 1990 vol 177 c790W
62. Ms. Armstrong

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken by his Department to monitor the ability of individual local authorities to carry out their statutory social work functions.

67. Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken by his Department to monitor the ability of individual local authorities to carry out their statutory social work functions.

76. Mr. Bidwell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken by his Department to monitor the ability of individual local authorities to carry out their statutory social work functions.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

I refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Derbyshire, North-East (Mr. Barnes) earlier today.