Agenda item

4.1

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 20^th February 2013, were approved as a correct record and, arising therefrom, it was reported that:-

(a)       it was believed that the Government had provided approximately £825,000 funding towards capital reconstruction costs at St Luke’s Hospice; the Hospice had reiterated its invite for Members of the Committee to visit the Hospice; and

(b)       further to the Council’s proposal to no longer provide free of charge, individual small items of daily living equipment costing less than £50 and regarding the setting aside of funds, for a hardship fund, to assist those who could not afford daily living equipment, both issues, as requested, had been referred to the Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living (Councillor Mary Lea), but no response had yet been received.

RESOLVED: That Policy Officer (Scrutiny) be requested to:-

(i)         make the necessary arrangement for the Members of the  Committee to visit St Luke’s Hospice, following the Hospice’s invite; and

(ii)        contact Councillor Mary Lea, Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Independent Living, to request that she provides a response on the two issues relating to daily living equipment, to this Committee.