§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of new private residential homes for the elderly established in Wales in each of the last four years, by local authority district.
§ Mr. GristThe numbers are as shown in the table:
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During the year to 31 March 1986 1987 1988 1989 Clywd 17 (2) 17 (1) 16 7 Dyfed 21 (4) 6 7 15 Gwent 3 (1) 7 (2) 7 2 Gwynedd 8 10 11 13 Mid Glamorgan 4 4 (1) 9 3 Powys 1 (1) 4 1 3 South Glamorgan 22 9 (1) 6 7 West Glamorgan 4 (1) 3 4 1 Wales 80 (9) 60 (5) 61 51 The figures in brackets indicate the number of these homes which have subsequently either closed or ceased to function as primarily private residential homes for elderly people. The number of homes which may have closed from 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 is not yet available.
Ambulance service: emergency calls during 1988–89 Calls responded to within eight minutes Calls responded to within 20 minutes number percentage number percentage Clwyd1 8,647 61.8 13,774 98.5 East Dyfed 4,182 55.0 6,996 92.0 Gwent 15,264 73.4 20,537 98.7 Gwynedd 4,563 54.3 7,996 95.1 Mid Glamorgan 15,553 45.0 32,834 95.0 Pembrokeshire2 2,314 44.3 4,576 87.6 Powys 1,545 44.0 2,929 83.5 South Glamorgan 8,176 65.7 12,346 99.3 West Glamorgan1 8,324 55.4 14,151 94.3 11987–88 figures as later figures are not available. 2 Estimates using a four-week sample.