§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list (a) the number of private and voluntary residential homes by social service department and (b) the number of private nursing homes by regional health authority.
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§ Mr. John PattenI give the number of premises (homes, hospitals and clinics) registered with district health authorities under the Nursing Homes Act 1975 on 31 December 1982 by regional health authority areas:
Number Northern 22 Yorkshire 73 Trent 77 East Anglian 34 North West Thames 53 North East Thames 68 South East Thames 199 South West Thames 153 Wessex 131 Oxford 56 South Western 133 West Midlands 81 Mersey 74 North Western 60 England 1,214 I will let the hon. Member have the information about residential homes as soon as possible.