HC Deb 07 January 2003 vol 397 cc210-1W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list targets set by his Department in 2002 for social services. [89032]

Jacqui Smith

In September 2002 the Government set out the priority targets for both social services and health services in the Department of Health's planning priorities framework for 2003 to 2006, "Improvement, Expansion and Reform: the Next 3 Years". This is available in the Library and on the Internet at http://www.doh.qov.uk/planning 2003–2006.

Social services targets are mainly in the sections on life chances for children in care, mental health and older people although social services have a contribution to make in other areas such as health inequalities and drug misuse.