HC Deb 18 January 1993 vol 217 cc93-4W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are being made to monitor the community care policy from April.

Mr. Yeo

We are currently considering how best to do this.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the assessment of the community care needs of London boroughs in 1993–94.

Mr. Yeo

Standard spending assessments provide the Government's view of appropriate expenditure. Within each SSA there are components for adult social services. Authorities also have available the special transitional grant for community care and other relevant specific grants. However, it is for each authority to decide within its available resources how much it is appropriate to spend in the light of their own judgments.