§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many places have been available in local authority homes for the elderly in each of the counties in Wales in each of the last five years; and how many places were available for every 1,000 of the population over the age of (a) 65 years and (b) 75 years in each of the Welsh counties for each of those years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is given in the following table:
Places available in local authority homes for the elderly at 31 March 1979 Local Authority Number Rate per 1,000 population 65+ Rate per 1,000 population 75+ Clwyd 933 15.30 40.56 Dyfed 1,141 21.13 57.05 Gwent 1,049 17.48 49.95 Gwynedd 877 21.92 54.81 Mid Glamorgan 1,280 17.53 51.20 Powys 417 23.17 59.57 South Glamorgan 974 17.39 46.38 West Glamorgan 878 15.68 43.90 22W
1980 Local Authority Number Rate per 1,000 population 65+ Rate per 1,000 population 75+ Clwyd 943 15.46 41.00 Dyfed 1,164 21.16 58.20 Gwent 1,049 17.48 47.68 Gwynedd 853 21.32 53.31 Mid Glamorgan 1,281 17.31 49.27 Powys 418 23.22 59.71 South Glamorgan 975 17.11 44.32 West Glamorgan 898 16.04 44.90
1981 Local Authority Number Rate per 1,000 population 65+ Rate per 1,000 population 75 + Clwyd 946 15.26 39.42 Dyfed 1,208 21.57 60.40 Gwent 1,047 17.16 47.59 Gwynedd 852 21.30 53.25 Mid Glamorgan 1,305 17.40 48.33 Powys 417 23.17 59.57 South Glamorgan 976 17.12 44.36 West Glamorgan 909 15.95 43.28
1982 Local Authority Number Rate per 1,000 population 65+ Rate per 1,000 population 75+ Clwyd 1,011 15.09 38.88 Dyfed 1,207 21.55 57.48 Gwent 1,047 16.62 43.62 Gwynedd 853 18.96 47.39 Mid Glamorgan 1,311 17.48 48.56 Powys 418 22.00 52.25 South Glamorgan 976 16.83 42.43 West Glamorgan 909 15.67 43.29
1983 Local Authority Number Rate per 1,000 population 65+ Rate per 1,000 population 75+ Clwyd 1,032 15.40 38.22 Dyfed 1,212 21.64 57.71 Gwent 1,043 16.30 41.72 Gwynedd 854 19.86 50.24 Mid Glamorgan 1,318 17.12 45.45 Powys 414 21.79 59.14 South Glamorgan 956 16.48 41.56 West Glamorgan 882 15.21 40.09