§ 14. Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when she last met representatives of the Social Care Association to discuss residential care.
§ Mr. YeoWe last met representatives of the Social Care Association in October 1990. Officials are in regular touch with the association.
§ 17. Mr. Bryan DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources to be transferred to local authorities for funding residential care.
§ Mr. YeoWe are committed to providing adequate resources to enable local authorities to meet their new community care responsibilities. Decisions on the transfer and the overall level of resources required will be taken in the context of this year's local government expenditure survey.