§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many residential places for(a) adults and (b) children with mental handicap have been purchased by (i) health authorities and (ii) social services departments in the past year. [35924]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansNo information is held about residential places purchased by health authorities. The number of people in mental handicap hospitals is given in "Care in Wales for People with a Mental Illness and People with a Mental Handicap", the report prepared158W pursuant to section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, (House of Commons Paper No. 350).
The number of people with learning disabilities supported by local authorities in independent sector placements at 31 March 1995 was as follows:
- Private and registered voluntary care homes: 238
- Registered private nursing homes: 35
- (1994 figures—the latest available—included for Clwyd and Powys).
The number of people in local authority residential care homes for people with learning disabilities at 31 March 1995 is in the table.
Number Children (under 16) 8 Adults 385 Total, all ages 393 (1994 figures given for Gwent and Powys).