§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of persons aged over 75 years live in institutions in England and Wales.
§ Mr. FreemanComprehensive information about persons aged over 75 years in institutions is not collected centrally.
At 31 March 1988 there were 188,929 people aged 75 and over resident in local authority and registered residential care homes for elderly and younger physically handicapped people. This represents 5.9 per cent. of the population aged 75 and over. The figure is provisional.
Information for Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.