To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what training facilities are available in the London area for mental handicap nurses (RNMH).

The schools of nursing which have approval to run ENB course 1200 RNMH, Registered Nurse for the Mentally Handicapped, in the London area are:

• Waltham Forest.
• Newham.
• Enfield and Harringay.

There is a wide range of post-basic courses available to mental handicap nurses, as well as other in-service training. The hon. Member may wish to contact the regional chairmen concerned for further information.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what guidelines his Department has given to district general managers and health regions to enable them to fulfil Government assurances about the long-term future for mental handicap nurses in the community care setting.

I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Caernarfon (Mr. Wigley) on 16 March, at column 615.