HC Deb 20 June 1978 vol 952 c164W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the level of provision of residential accommodation for the elderly by (a) Lancashire County Council (b) Sefton, (c) St. Helens and (d) Knowsley; and how these compare with the levels in his Department's guidelines.

Mr. Moyle

At 31st March 1977 the estimated provision in the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was 17 places, and in each of the metropolitan districts of St. Helens, Sefton and Knowsley 16 places, per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over.

The departmental guideline for the provision of residential accommodation for the elderly is 25 places per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over. This cannot of course take into account varying local circumstances.

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