HC Deb 12 November 1987 vol 122 c179W
Mr. Alan Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many private nursing homes have been operating in each Welsh county in each year since 1979.

Mr. Grist

The information is given in the table which shows the position as at 31 December each year. Figures are not available prior to 1982.

Number of private nursing homes
County 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Clwyd 21 22 28 31 34
Dyfed — — — 1 8
Gwent 3 3 4 11 19
Gwynedd 7 7 8 11 17
Mid Glamorgan — — — — —
Powys — 1 1 3 6
South Glamorgan 3 3 3 5 7
West Glamorgan 8 9 10 15 25