Oral Answers to Questions

Chris Ruane Excerpts

Tuesday 12th July 2011 Commons Chamber

[Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)]

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

[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.

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[Paul Burstow]

The hon. Gentleman is entirely wrong. The Government’s approach is to have discussions with the official Opposition and to engage fully with stakeholders from Age UK, Carers UK and many other organisations, not just about funding reform—which is an important part of our reform of social care—but about questions of quality and law reform.

[Chris Ruane]

My constituency in central north Wales contains a high percentage of pensioners, many of whom come from the industrial cities of the north-west and Birmingham. What protocols exist to deal with cross-border issues involving pensioners’ care?