Adjournment debate on the Anchor Housing Association and housing for older people.

Adjournment debate on the Anchor Housing Association and housing for older people.

I will not, at this moment. Will the Government also place a responsibility on the reformed Care Quality Commission to work especially closely with providers that, through longevity and acquisition, have long since lost sight of whom they operate to serve? Will the Minister also ensure that social landlords make...

I will not, at this moment. Will the Government also place a responsibility on the reformed Care Quality Commission to work especially closely with providers that, through longevity and acquisition, have long since lost sight of whom they operate to serve? Will the Minister also ensure that social landlords make...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Mike Wood) on securing a debate that is important both for general policy and for the specific concerns of his constituents. I also congratulate him on the careful and thoughtful way in which he presented his case. By responding on both...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Mike Wood) on securing a debate that is important both for general policy and for the specific concerns of his constituents. I also congratulate him on the careful and thoughtful way in which he presented his case. By responding on both...

I recently initiated an Adjournment debate on older people in Westminster Hall, during which I drew attention to the acute pressure on housing for our older generation. Given that that pressure will become a great deal worse, will the Minister consider the constructive suggestion that some flexibility should be applied...

I recently initiated an Adjournment debate on older people in Westminster Hall, during which I drew attention to the acute pressure on housing for our older generation. Given that that pressure will become a great deal worse, will the Minister consider the constructive suggestion that some flexibility should be applied...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this debate and thank those organisations, particularly Age UK, that since the schedule was announced have sent me a good deal of relevant background information. At a time when figures show that those aged 65 and over in our country number 10...

I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this debate and thank those organisations, particularly Age UK, that since the schedule was announced have sent me a good deal of relevant background information. At a time when figures show that those aged 65 and over in our country number 10...

That is an interesting idea, and this is not the first occasion on which I have heard it raised by my hon. Friend and by people in the sector. I will convey it, along with a number of other suggestions, to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, my right...

That is an interesting idea, and this is not the first occasion on which I have heard it raised by my hon. Friend and by people in the sector. I will convey it, along with a number of other suggestions, to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, my right...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding from the NHS has been provided to the Anchor Trust in (a) England, (b) the North of England, (c) Cumbria and (d) Copeland constituency in the last 12 months;

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding from the NHS has been provided to the Anchor Trust in (a) England, (b) the North of England, (c) Cumbria and (d) Copeland constituency in the last 12 months;

(2) how much the NHS has allocated to the Anchor Trust for the provision of elderly care and nursing care services in Copeland constituency; and over what period.

(2) how much the NHS has allocated to the Anchor Trust for the provision of elderly care and nursing care services in Copeland constituency; and over what period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to ensure that money given by the NHS to the Anchor Trust in Copeland is used in Copeland for the purposes for which it was provided.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to ensure that money given by the NHS to the Anchor Trust in Copeland is used in Copeland for the purposes for which it was provided.

What resources to date have been applied by his Department to (a) the Cowgate Estate Action scheme, Newcastle, (b) Y. V. Lovell plc, (c) North British Housing, (d) other housing associations in the area and (e) the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. - Inc figs.

What resources to date have been applied by his Department to (a) the Cowgate Estate Action scheme, Newcastle, (b) Y. V. Lovell plc, (c) North British Housing, (d) other housing associations in the area and (e) the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. - Inc figs.

When he last met representatives from Anchor Housing Association to discuss the development of sheltered housing schemes. - DOE has had no contact with Anchor housing association on this subject.

When he last met representatives from Anchor Housing Association to discuss the development of sheltered housing schemes. - DOE has had no contact with Anchor housing association on this subject.

What discussions his Department has had with the Anchor Housing Association regarding the Association's decision to abandon most of its housing-with-care building programme.

What discussions his Department has had with the Anchor Housing Association regarding the Association's decision to abandon most of its housing-with-care building programme.