FREE LONG-TERM CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

Early day motion 614, tabled 6 April 2000 by Kelvin Hopkins (Labour). Signed by 63 members.

That this House warmly welcomes the support for free long-term nursing home care for the elderly expressed by the Secretary of State for Health following his speech to the Royal College of Nursing Congress in Bournemouth on 5th April; notes that this is in line with the recommendations of the Royal Commission Report on Long Term Care, With Respect to Old Age, published in March 1999; asks the Secretary of State to make a formal statement to the House at the earliest opportunity; and urges the Government to bring forward legislation as soon as possible, abolishing means-tested charges for elderly, nursing and residential home care and lifting the burden from all those elderly citizens who are in, or soon to enter, long-term care.

Signatures by party: Labour 55, Labour/Co-operative 5, Plaid Cymru 2, Conservative 1.