§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many old people's homes and geriatric hospitals have been built by the National Health Service in each year since 1974; and how many have been closed during the same period.
§ Sir George YoungThe numbers of old people's homes—which are provided by local authorities—opened and closed in England since the financial year 1976–77 are:
Opened Closed 1976–77 84 44 1977–78 50 33 1978–79 25 16 Comprehensive figures for earlier years are not available, and figures for later years have not yet been collated.
Information about openings and closures of geriatric hospitals is not held centrally. The relevant statistical returns relate to numbers and occupancy of geriatric beds.