[John Robertson in the Chair] — backbench business — Social Care Funding

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 3:36 pm on 10 November 2011.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Kelvin Hopkins Kelvin Hopkins Labour, Luton North 3:36, 10 November 2011

One thing that concerns me is local accountability. In a sense, the hon. Gentleman is making an argument for more local control, because democratic local accountability means that people in a local care home will have immediate recourse to elected local representatives, rather than having a simple national scheme such as the national health service. Perhaps if the national health service had more local accountability, we might not see some of the things that are happening at the moment.