§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the additional costs to local authorities in providing residential care for the elderly as a result of the raising of capital allowances in the Budget. [8160]
§ Mr. BowisAdditional resources of £60 million have been made available for 1996–97 to reflect the additional cost to the Department of Social Security and social services departments in the United Kingdom of the changes announced in the Budget to levels of capital disregard.