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Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his policy on general social work practice within local authorities.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The Department promotes effective and efficient social work by working constructively with local authorities, and representatives of the professions concerned, to promote the development of services which will provide quality of care combined with value for money for clients.