§ Mr. Dunnettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish figures comparing the provision in Nottinghamshire with his departmental guidelines for residential accommodation for the elderly, for mentally handicapped adults and children, and for the mentally
Departmental Guidelines Provision at 31st March 1977 Service Per 1,000 population Appropriate population used to calculate rate England Nottinghamshire Residential Available places Elderly … … … 25.00 65 years and over … … 18.00 15.00 Mentally Handicapped— Adults … … … 0.78 16 years and over … … 0.33 0.20 Children … … … 0.44 Under 16 years … … 0.19 0 Mentally ill … … … 0.19 to 0.30 Total population … … 0.11 0.03 Day Care Elderly … … … 3–4 65 years and over … … 2.60 5.60 Mentally handicapped … … … 1.50 Total population … … 0.81 0.99 Mentally ill … … … 0.60 Total population … … 0.12 0.23 Staff (WTE)† Home Helps … … … 12.00 65 years and over … … 6.30* 7.40* Meals per week Meals … … … 200 65 years and over … … 119† 130† * Staff (WTE) at 30th September 1976. † Meals service per week during the year ending 31st March 1977. ‡ WTE=Whole time equivalent.