§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will include proposals for a national register of residential care workers in the White Paper on a General Social Care Council. [33379]
§ Mr. BoatengIn preparation for the White Paper we are considering the functions of the General Social Care Council, including registration, in discussions within the Government and with the key stakeholders in social care.
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish the White Paper on a General Social Care Council. [33377]
§ Mr. BoatengI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 24 February 1998,Official Report, column 172.