§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many day centre places are available in England and Wales for use by the elderly.
§ Mr. MoyleAt 31st March 1976, 22,600 places were available for the elderly in separate day centres or associated with residential homes. In addition there were 13,000 places in day centres for mixed client groups including the elderly. Information about places run by voluntary organisations is not available.
§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many day centre places would be needed to meet his Department's guidelines on provision per 1,000 population.
§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many local authorities in England and Wales have a level of day centre provision equal to, or in excess of, that suggested by his Department's guidelines; and if he will list them;
(2) how many local authorities in England and Wales have no day centre provision for the elderly; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. MoyleThe following 41 authorities have a level of provision equal to or 29W in excess of three places per 1,000 elderly:
- Cleveland
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- S. Tyneside
- Humberside
- Rotherham
- Kirklees
- Cheshire
- Manchester
- Rochdale
- Tameside
- Wigan
- Liverpool
- Wirral
- Gwynedd
- Mid Glamorgan
- South Glamorgan
- Solihull
- Leicestershire
- Nottinghamshire
- Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Norfolk
- Camden
- Islington
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Tower Hamlets
- Wandsworth
- Barnet
- Brent
- Bromley
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Kingston-upon-Thames
- Merton
- Redbridge
- Richmond-upon-Thames
- Waltham Forest
- Dorset
The following seven authorities have no day centre places available for the elderly:
- Sunderland
- Westminster
- City of London
- Sutton
- Isle of Wight
- Isles of Scilly
- Powys
This information does not cover places in centres run by voluntary bodies.