PERSONAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

Early day motion 340, tabled 13 February 2001 by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 45 members.

That this House welcomes the National Health Service Plan's commitment to a care system founded on the principles of equity and fairness; regrets that the Plan discriminates against older people with chronic and long term illness, by continuing to means-test them for their care; believes that the Plan creates a fault-line between nursing and personal care; further believes that the Plan fails even to provide nursing care free on the basis of need limiting the concession to registered nurse time; and calls on the Government to implement the Royal Commission's proposals for personal and nursing care to be provided on the basis of a person's assessed need not means.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 31, Labour 9, Plaid Cymru 2, Conservative 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, UUP 1.