HL Deb 25 February 1998 vol 586 cc103-4WA
Lord Moran

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the review of the policy of care in the community is to be extended to Wales as well as England or whether there is to be a separate review in Wales. [HL691]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

Wales has its own individual approach to mental health provision based onMental Illness—A Strategy for Wales, issued in 1989. We are currently consulting with people who use mental health services, carers, service planners and providers in the statutory and voluntary sector to see whether our approach meets their needs. Any decisions for future new policies will take their views into account. We will, of course, keep in close touch with the Department of Health in their work.