I have a return to an oral question which was asked by Charles Dent on October 6, 1994, regarding the progress on policy for respite care.

Madam Speaker, in implementing the government's response to the Special Committee on Health and Social Services, the department has developed guidelines for the provision of respite care in the long-term care program. These guidelines were developed in consultation with the NWT Council for Disabled Persons as well as long-term care facility operators, home care coordinators and staff of health boards. Based on these guidelines, a pilot project is being developed for 1995-96 to provide respite care in several communities across the Northwest Territories. Based on the results of the pilot project, the department will be looking at ways and means of integrating respite care into the range of services currently offered in communities. Thank you, Madam Speaker.