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Care Bill [Lords]

Proceeding contribution from Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 March 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Care Bill [Lords].

Absolutely. That is why the duty on market shaping set out in the Bill is about stretching the local authority to take that wider population-level interest, and not only for the people for whom they will arrange care and for whose care and support needs they will pay,

but for the whole population who might need care and support but will be funding it themselves. I do not see how local authorities can satisfactorily discharge that new and important responsibility if there is not also a fairly critical examination of commissioning practices themselves. That is why I have tabled the new clause.

Type
Proceeding contribution
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577 c105 
Session
2013-14
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House of Commons chamber
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