SIR: Now that the decision has been made that 40 old people are to be moved to new accommodation, can we have the answer to two questions from Councillor Peters.

Will the residents involved have a choice of relocation?

Will they be placed in other local authority homes? All private homes charge a great more than the £234 allowed by the Authority. Are the residents or their families expected to make up the shortfalls? This is a point that I, as an interested party, wrote to my local councillor to find out. So far there has been no reply, which I find ominous.

G A Denton, Melrose Avenue, Bolton

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