HC Deb 17 March 1997 vol 292 cc468-9W
Mr. Spearing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each London borough the number of residential places for the elderly in(a) 1987 and (b) 1997 in (i)local authority and (ii) other homes by category. [20014]

Mr. Burns

Information for 1987 and 1996, the latest available year, is given in the table.

Places in residential care homes for elderly people—London, as at 31 March 1987 and 1996
Local authority Voluntary sector Private sector All sectors
Borough 1987 1996 1987 1996 1987 1996 1987 1996
Bromley 475 41 646 532 330 575 1,451 1,148
Croydon 579 183 239 290 698 475 1,516 948
Ealing 595 338 383 266 302 253 1,280 857
Enfield 550 125 28 15 354 594 932 734
Haringey 457 109 343 293 140 146 940 548
Harrow 412 108 134 110 396 518 942 736
Havering 490 283 0 151 303 531 793 965
Hillingdon 505 348 88 75 57 188 650 611
Hounslow 432 168 136 140 5 82 573 390
Kingston upon Thames 253 115 6 0 370 327 629 442
Merton 262 168 165 175 165 178 592 521
Newham 616 253 109 125 24 16 749 394
Redbridge 481 215 151 137 231 372 863 724
Richmond upon Thames 353 239 434 288 85 202 872 729
Sutton 338 147 176 113 299 428 813 688
Waltham Forest 463 201 12 0 207 436 682 637

Source:

DH annual return RAC5.