§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on how financial support for the mentally handicapped in residential care is calculated regarding training, education, employment and other day care elements; and how it is planned to be changed after 1 April 1993.
§ Mr. DorrellThe provision of day care and other personal social services is the responsibility of local authority social services departments. They are responsible for assessing the need for services in individual cases and for deciding how this might appropriately be met. This will not alter after 1 April 1993.