HC Deb 29 November 1965 vol 721 cc994-5
38. Mr. John Wells

asked the Minister of Health how many residential homes for mentally-subnormal children are under the charge of his Department; where they are located; how many children were in them at the latest convenient date; and what number of staff, qualified and unqualified, were employed at that date.

Mr. Loughlin

On 31st December, 1964, local health authorities in England and Wales provided 42 such homes, and 564 mentally subnormal children were resident. Four new homes have been opened this year with 80 places. As the list is long, I will with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I regret that the information about staff is not available.

Mr. Wells

As the hon. Gentleman says that the list is long, will he now

Hostels for mentally subnormal children are provided by:—

Bradford County Borough.
Buckinghamshire County Council … … … … Aylesbury.
Bletchley.
Cambridgeshire County Council … … … … Cambridge.
Cornwall County Council … … … … St. Blazey.
Cumberland County Council Carlisle.
Derbyshire County Council … … … … Chesterfield.
Chailey.
Devonshire County Council … … … … Barnstaple.
Dawlish.
Plymstock.
Dorset County Council … … … … Weymouth.
Eastbourne County Borough.
Essex County Council … … … … Colchester.
Hampshire County Council … … … … Basingstoke.
Huntingdonshire County Council … … … … Huntingdon.
Kent County Council … … … … Broadstairs.
Folkestone.
Lancashire County Council … … … … Lancaster.
Newton-le-Willows.
Oswaldtwistle.
Leeds County Borough.
Lincolnshire (Parts of Kesteven) County Council … … … … Grantham.
Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey) County Council … … … … Louth.
London Borough of Hillingdon.
Manchester County Borough.
Northumberland County Council … … … … Clawick.
Nottinghamshire County Council … … … … Newark.
Oxfordshire County Council … … … … Banbury.
Oxford County Borough.
Shropshire County Council … … … … Shrewsbury.
Sheffield County Borough.
Somerset County Council … … … … Yeovil.
Staffordshire County Council … … … … Cannock.
Leek.
Surrey County Council … … … … Woking.
Sussex (East) County Council … … … … Cuckfield.
Sussex (West) County Council … … … … Worthing.
Warrington County Borough.
Warwickshire County Council … … … … Rugby.
Warwick.
Wiltshire County Council … … … … Trowbridge.
Wolverhampton County Borough.
Yorkshire (East Riding) County Council … … … … Driffield.
Yorkshire (North Riding) County Council … … … … Scarborough.
Yorkshire (West Riding) County Council … … … … Harrogate.