§ 22. Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he proposes to take to improve the provision of long-term care; and if he will make a statement. [72398]
§ Mr. Hutton:The Government have set in hand a number of initiatives to improve the provision of long-term care—including those set out in the White Paper "Modernising Social Services"—and the Carers Strategy published on 8 February. The Royal Commission which we set up to look at long term care for older people published its report on 1 March. The Government are carefully considering its recommendations.