§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been receiving publicly funded intensive home care or home help in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [161925]
§ Dr. LadymanThe table shows the number of households receiving publicly funded intensive home care in England for the years 1997 to 2002.
Information on the number of people receiving intensive home care and home help is not centrally available.
Number of households receiving intensive home care in England, 1997 to 2002 Rounded numbers Households receiving intensive1,2 home care 19973 — 19984 60,670 19994 68,675 2000 72,290 2001 77,410 2002 81,440 Notes:
1Intensive home care is defined as more than 10 contact hours and 6 or more visits.
2Households receiving intensive home care purchased with a direct payment are excluded.
3Comparable data not available in 1997
4Excludes households receiving home care from more than one sector, which in total is an intensive package.
Source:
KSI
448W
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of local authority-funded home care and home help hours in England were contracted out to independent sector providers(a) in total and (b) broken down by local authority, in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. [161932]
§ Dr. LadymanInformation on the percentage of contact hours provided by the independent sector in England by council with social service responsibilities in a survey week in September, for 1993 to 2002, has been placed in the Library.