Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S1W-01933 · Session 1

Whether it has any plans to make provision of day care for elderly and frail people a statutory requirement.

Answered Asked by Christine Grahame SNP Lodged 30 Sep 1999

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to make provision of day care for elderly and frail people a statutory requirement.

The answer

Answered by Iain Gray on 7 Oct 1999 · 7 days after it was lodged, on time

Local Authorities are required under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 to make provision for such facilities as they consider appropriate to meet the needs of people in their area.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-01933 by reference.