§ Sir J. Edenasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about Government policy on the conversion of hotels into private nursing homes; and how many such conversions have taken place in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. John SilkinChange of use from a hotel to a private nursing home usually needs planning permission. The local planning authority decides each case on its merits. We do not know how many conversions have taken place in the past three years because we do not collect statistics showing such details.