To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to page 106 of his Department's Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the costs of the partnership option which could be met from the existing social care budget. (291864)

Full figures relating to the proposals outlined in the Green Paper are contained within the impact assessment, a copy of which has previously been placed in the Library.

These are ongoing costs to the care and support system in comparison to the current system. These are indicative only, and are based on a set of modelling assumptions, as well as estimates about likely mechanisms for implementation.

If this funding model was implemented we would expect these costs could be substantially revised and refined depending on the funding available. Costs would have to be met from within the public spending envelope set for future spending reviews, which will be in line with the plans for fiscal consolidation set out at Budget 2009. There would also be one-off costs relating to the change of system, which are not quantified.