HC Deb 19 March 1991 vol 188 c87W
Mr. Sillars

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what definition of senior citizen the Government use in respect of guidance issued to local authorities and other bodies.

Miss Widdecombe

I have been asked to reply.

The Government do not issue guidance of this kind. Local authorities are best placed to decide such a definition for themselves, according to local circumstances and the purpose for which it is required.