Oral Answers to Questions

Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston Excerpts

Tuesday 12th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)]

7. What assessment he has made of the conclusions and recommendations of the recent report by the Commission on Funding of Care and Support.

[Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab)]

11. What assessment he has made of the conclusions and recommendations of the recent report by the Commission on Funding of Care and Support.

[Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab)]

15. What assessment he has made of the conclusions and recommendations of the recent report by the Commission on Funding of Care and Support.

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[Paul Burstow]

That important question must be partly addressed by the hon. Gentleman's colleagues in the Welsh Assembly, but one of the issues raised by the Law Commission’s recommendations on law reform that we must address is that of ordinary residence tests to ensure that people have access to the right care at the right time and in the right place.

[Ms Stuart]

The Minister said that he was engaging fully with stakeholders. Does that include the Treasury, given reports that the Dilnot proposals are being strangled at birth?

[Paul Burstow]

Cross-government discussions take place about any matter that requires legislation and funding—and of course the Treasury plays its part in those discussions.