Switch to an accessible version of this website which is easier to read. (requires cookies)

Jo defends Free Personal Care for the Elderly

February 10, 2004 12:00 AM

Jo Swinson with local pensionerJo Swinson responded to comments made by Sam Galbraith, the previous Labour MP and MSP for Strathkelvin & Bearsden, who wants to scrap the free personal care for the elderly introduced by the Liberal Democrats.

Jo said:

"Free personal care for the elderly gives Scotland's elderly people dignity in old age. Yes, the Liberal Democrats fought hard in the Scottish Parliament to deliver on this key manifesto commitment, and I'm proud that we did. In East Dunbartonshire alone there are over 17,000 pensioners who benefit from knowing they will not have to pay for their personal care."

Sam Galbraith, writing in Holyrood magazine, called the policy of free personal care for the elderly a "ticking time bomb" and said it should be scrapped.

Maureen O'Neill, director of Age Concern Scotland, praised the policy:

"It is a very successful policy and it absolutely sold the power of devolution. I think the Scottish Parliament has to be congratulated on their forward thinking on this one."

What would you like to do next?

  • Subscribe for updates

    Read updates from this website in your desktop or online news reader

    • On a news reader website

      •  
      •  
      •  

      In a desktop news reader or a website not listed above

      •  
    • Example monthly digest email
      •  
      •  
      •  

    • If you submit your email address, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you have provided to contact you from time to time about issues we think you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of some or all contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image

    Join our email list

    • If you submit your email address, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you have provided to contact you from time to time about issues we think you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of some or all contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image

    Follow the party's activity on...

  • Share this page

    Share this page on another website

    Link to this page

    On websites and printed material:
    joswinson.org.uk/en/article/2004/055381/jo-defends-free-personal-care-for-the-elderly
    In text messages, Twitter, or reading over the phone:
    js.lib.dm/a12ml

    Email this page to a friend


    • Generate different image

    Print this page

  • Help out or donate

    Help out in your local area

      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  
      •  

    • If you submit your email address, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you have provided to contact you from time to time about issues we think you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of some or all contacts at any time by contacting us.


    • Generate different image

    Join the Liberal Democrats

  • Tell us what you think

    Send us your views

    If you are a resident of the East Dunbartonshire constituency and are writing to discuss any issue that Parliament or government is responsible for, you must provide your home address as MPs are generally only permitted to act on behalf of constituents.

    If you are not a constituent, you do not need to provide your address, but the matters we can deal with are more limited and you may wish to contact your local MP in the first instance.

    • If you choose to join our email list, the Liberal Democrats and their elected representatives may use the information you have provided to contact you from time to time about issues we think you may find of interest. Some of the contacts may be automated. You can opt out of some or all contacts at any time by contacting us. You do not need to join our email list to complete this form.


    • Generate different image

    Contact us by email, post, or phone