§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the latest estimate of the cost of full implementation of the report of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care in(a) Scotland and (b) the UK. [119858]
§ Mr. HuttonI refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on 2 December 1999,Official Report, columns 444-45. The pro rata costs for Scotland are normally estimated to be 10 per cent. of the United Kingdom total.