HC Deb 19 December 2003 vol 416 c187W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many domiciliary care providers have(a) applied for and (b) met the registration standards. [140640]

Dr. Ladyman

As at 30 November, 4,322 domiciliary care providers have applied for registration. 3,155 of these applications have been validated and are being processed, and 243 domiciliary care providers met the registration standard.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many domiciliary care providers have been registered by the National Care Standards Commission in each region. [140642]

Dr. Ladyman

The information requested is shown in the following table.

Region Services registered
South West 72
South East 70
London 40
West Midlands 20
North West 20
North East 7
Yorkshire and Humberside 6
East Midlands 6
Eastern 2
Total 243

Note:

Information as at 30 November 2003.