§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to carry out research into calculating disability-related living costs in a manner which allows them to be taken into account when deciding local authority service charges. [114715]
§ Mr. HuttonOur White Paper "Modernising Social Services" recognised that the scale of variation in discretionary charges is unacceptable. The Audit478W Commission is preparing a report on home care charges and we shall take this into account when considering how to address these variations.