FREE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

Early day motion 464, tabled 11 December 2006 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 39 members.

That this House welcomes the increased expenditure in the NHS under the Labour Government; further welcomes the Chancellor's recent Pre-Budget Report which looked to increase investment in children and education; calls on the Government to focus on providing additional support for the elderly in the community through the introduction of free long-term care for the elderly; further notes that such care is provided for senior citizens in Scotland; and calls on the Government to ensure that elderly citizens living in England and Wales have the same benefits as those in Scotland.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.