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Proceeding contribution from Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 March 2009. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Care Homes.


Care Homes

As has been said, the main point about the care guarantee is that it is important to understand absolutely what might be contained within such a guarantee and how it would interact with a localist agenda. The Minister took a slight intake of breath when that was mentioned. The important question is always where the money will come from, which is why we have these debates. It is a real challenge to find the funding for what we all want to be changed. We must all wrestle with that, and I am glad that the Liberal Democrats have moved from saying that it will come from efficiency savings—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
489 c203-4WH 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
Care homes Dementia Alzheimer's disease Health services Finance Inspections Older people Nurses Migrant workers Standards Commission for Social Care Inspection
Link
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