§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average funding offered by each county council and unitary authority to people who have been admitted to care homes was in 2002–03. [138161]
§ Dr. LadymanI have been asked to reply.
The 2002–03 average gross weekly expenditure per person, in shire counties and unitary authorities, on supporting adults in residential and nursing care homes is shown in the table.
£ Shire counties
Unitary authorities
Older People 351 352 Adults with Learning Disabilities 610 677 Adults with Mental Illness 429 412 Adults with Physical Disabilities 526 552