HC Deb 07 April 2003 vol 403 cc95-6W
Mr. Paul Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 21 March 2003,Official Report, column 963W, on care homes, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of writing to care home providers on passing on the free nursing care contribution to residents. [105883]

Jacqui Smith

As a result of this exchange of correspondence an announcement of a package of measures to address this was made in a press release on 11 March 2002, 2002/0124. A copy of which has been placed in the Library.