Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill [HL]

Amendment No. 53 seeks to insert into the Bill the words,"““or should be provided by virtue of their entitlement””." Before going further, I should state that we certainly share the concerns outlined by the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Conwy, in regard to Amendment No. 46 and the use of the word ““relevant””. We also agree with the words used by the noble Lord in Amendment No. 55. As to Amendment No. 53, we are concerned about the services required by older people. They have paid their national insurance, their council tax or their rates in the past—they have paid their taxes—and many have received benefits that were targeted. This entitles them to enjoy or make use of regulated services. But I know of instances where older people are unable to access such services, often despite a lifetime of having contributed to the running of those services. How are these older people going to receive the services to which they are entitled, having paid for them during their lifetime?