HC Deb 27 March 1984 vol 57 cc159-60W
Mr. Clay

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of old people's homes funded by (a) metropolitan district councils, (b) non-metropolitan county councils and (c) the London boroughs; and how many beds there are in each category.

Mr. John Patten

Information is not collected centrally in precisely the form requested. The information available, as at 31 March 1983, is:

Local authority homes for elderly and physically disabled people Places
Metropolitan district councils 764 31,198
Non-metropolitan county councils 1,573 67,691
London boroughs 332 17,024
2,669 115,913