20th May 2010

Dear Member,


I think most of you will know by now that Paul Burstow,the Liberal Democrat MP has been appointed the Minister of State for Social Care in the Department of Health.


National Care Association has known Paul since he was first elected to Parliament in 1997. Since then he has taken a very close interest in Social Care and although we haven't agreed on everything we have always worked together.


I am please to tell you that I when I answered my mobile at twenty minutes to nine last evening it was Paul Burstow calling to say that he was looking forward to working with National Care Association in the future and outlining some of his thoughts, we spoke for more than 4 minutes.


We are all delighted to have had that early contact with him and are writing to ask him to speak at our annual conference in October.