§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of patients in beds designated for
Residents in homes for the elderly* Total number of places in homes for the elderly Total number of residents in homes for the elderly Percentage of residents aged: 75 and over 85 and over Local Authority Voluntary and Private Local Authority Voluntary and Private Local Authority Voluntary and Private Local Authority Voluntary and Private Clwyd 1,011 1,131 1,001 846 84.22 84.40 37.46 40.54 Dyfed 1,207 95 1,161 88 74.59 87.50 36.09 55.68 Gwent 1,047 109 1,019 60 77.53 65.00 37.39 20.00 Gwynedd 853 360 840 250 80.60 88.00 34.52 41.20 Mid Glamorgan 1,311 135 1,271 96 75.14 94.79 29.66 51.04 Powys 418 88 385 89 80.78 52.81 36.10 19.10 South Glamorgan 976 511 933 464 84.57 90.30 38.05 45.69 West Glamorgan 909 155 891 133 79.01 87.97 33.00 42.86 * At 31 March 1982. Beds are not designated for use by persons of a particular age group and therefore the concept of age-specific occupancy rates is not meaningful.