§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the Government's target for the number and proportion of residential child care staff to hold a national vocational qualification to level III; and what is the proposed date by which this target should be achieved.
§ Mr. BowisNational vocational qualifications appropriate to staff in residential child care settings are still being developed. New occupational standards on which these qualifications will be based will be available from next spring.