HUMAN RIGHTS AND HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY

That this House believes that the Human Rights Act 1998 should apply to fundamental rights of citizens, such as the right to a secure home; further believes that pensioners suffering from diseases of old age are particularly vulnerable, and are especially in need of having their living rights protected; believes the decision of the Law Lords on 20th June on the case of an 84 year old pensioner with Alzheimer's disease who was evicted from a private care home funded by her council was misguided and against the spirit of the Human Rights Act; and in the light of this perverse decision, calls on the Government to bring forward legislation to ensure that residents of private care homes have their human rights fully protected.