HC Deb 30 April 2002 vol 384 cc771-2W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the number of(a) residential home and (b) nursing home beds in England provided by (i) local authorities (ii) the private sector and (iii) the voluntary sector. [53271]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 29 April 2002]: Information on the number of places in residential and nursing care homes by accommodation type in England at 31 March 2001 is shown in the table.

Residential and nursing care places in England, at 31 March 2001
Local authority staffed homes Private homes Voluntary homes
Residential care 50,858 222,970 67,347
Nursing care1 2— 171,430 4,582
1 Excludes registered beds in private hospitals and clinics
2 Not applicable

Source:

Department of Health annual returns