Day Care Places (Hansard, 12 July 1985)

§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many day care places are currently available in Wales.

§ Mr. Nicholas Edwards
5,431 at 31 March 1984, the latest date for which information is available.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the proportion of day care places to the number of people over the age of 75 years in Wales for each of the years 1978 to 1985 inclusive.

§ Mr. Nicholas Edwards
The information is given below:

^*Year Number of day care places Total Rate per thousand population aged 75+

in day centres for the elderly in LA residential homes for the elderly

1978 2,631 286 2,917 19.6

1979 2,585 263 2,848 18.6

1980 2,649 317 2,966 19.1

1981 2,697 307 3,004 18.9

1982 2,660 371 3,031 18.1

1983 2,328 412 2,740 15.9

1984 2,295 269 2,564 14.5

^* as at 31 March

^*Year	Number of day care places	Total	Rate per thousand population aged 75+
	in day centres for the elderly	in LA residential homes for the elderly
1978	2,631	286	2,917	19.6
1979	2,585	263	2,848	18.6
1980	2,649	317	2,966	19.1
1981	2,697	307	3,004	18.9
1982	2,660	371	3,031	18.1
1983	2,328	412	2,740	15.9
1984	2,295	269	2,564	14.5
^* as at 31 March