§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give, for each year since 1970, the total number of part III accommodation places provided in (a) private homes and (b) voluntary homes.
§ Mr. John PattenThe total number of part III residents occupying places in private and voluntary residential homes at 31 December 1970 was 17,311. From 1972, the numbers of such residents at 31 March in each year, were:
Year Private Homes Voluntary Homes 1972 581 17,139 1973 1,465 18,231 1974 1,115 18,725 1975 1,549 17,495 1976 2,196 18,460 1977 1,585 17,799 1978 2,048 17,362 1979 2,375 17,124 1980 3,552 16,730 1981 3,001 15,681 1982 2,349 14,988 1983 2,351 13,653