PROPOSED CLOSURE OF WOODLANDS RESPITE HOME

That this House is concerned that the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society intends to close Woodlands in York, a respite home for people suffering from multiple sclerosis; notes that the press and media were informed of the proposed closure before users and local authority social services departments; and calls on the MS Society to reconsider its decision to close Woodlands in the light of the distress which it will cause to users.