§ Lord Clement-Jonesasked Her Majesty's Government:
What actions they will take to follow up the consultation document, Fit for the Future, on national standards for residential and nursing homes for older people. [HL124]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)We will carefully consider all the comments we receive about the proposed national standards inFit for the Future before finalising the standards and the 82WA timetable for their implementation. We will publish the national standards and implementation timetable as soon as they are finalised.