§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) local authority and (b) private sector care homes there are in each of the London borough council areas. [21383]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation on the number of local authority and independent sector (private or voluntary) residential care homes and independent nursing care homes in each local authority area is contained in table L1 of Statistical Bulletin "Community Care Statistics 1997 Residential personal social services for adults, England" (Ref. 1997/26 ISBN 1 85839 812 6) which was published earlier this month. Copies are available in the Library.