§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans she has to collect information on, or to 83W monitor the policies on which local authority social services departments base their charges for non-residential community care services;
(2) what plans she has to monitor the impact of local authority social services departments' charging policies in respect of non-residential community care services on individual disabled people.
§ Mr. BowisIt is for local authorities to assess the needs of their local population and to ensure that all policies, including those for charging, meet those needs equitably and effectively.