§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of people over the age of (a) 65 years and (b) 75 years, living in Suffolk in each of the years from 1979 to 1985; and what was the percentage increase over that period.
§ Mr. John PattenThe latest information available is given in the table:
Thousands As at June Persons aged 65 and over Persons aged 75 and over 1978 93.7 35.2 1979 95.4 36.1 1980 98.1 37.7 1981 99.4 38.7 1982 99.9 40.3 1983 99.8 41.5 Percentage increase between 1978 and 1983 6.5 17.9
Private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics registered under section 3 of the Nursing Homes Act 1975, offering acute surgical care in England Region Number of institutions* Total number of beds in the institutions* 1981 1982 1983 1981 1982 1983 Northern 1 2 2 34 64 74 Yorkshire 8 14 15 335 447 445 Trent 12 13 14 370 421 518 East Anglian 7 8 9 199 208 308 North West Thames† 22 15 17 1.970 1,107 1,179 North East Thames† 14 28 31 456 1,486 1,580 South East Thames† 17 18 17 692 795 796 South West Thames† 11 12 13 591 621 687 Wessex 9 11 12 246 335 376