§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if he will make a statement on the progress in implementing a smoke-free policy throughout his Department;
196Wmanagement consultants Price Waterhouse. On 24 October my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, announced a very substantial increase on the limit for the elderly in nursing homes of £45 a week—£55 in London —from April this year. The limit is now fairly set in relation to median costs in homes across the country.