HC Deb 06 July 1999 vol 334 cc498-9W
Mrs. Brinton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to(a) publish and (b) implement the national standards for care homes developed for his Department by the Centre for Policy on Ageing. [89079]

Mr. Hutton

We are currently considering the Centre for Policy on Ageing' s report setting out their proposals for national regulatory standards for older people in care homes. We will be issuing the CPA's proposed standards to a wide range of organisations and individuals for consultation nationally in the summer.

We will carefully consider all the comments we receive on the CPA's report before finalising the standards and the arrangements for implementing them.