§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to his reply of 16 April, Official Report, column 159, to the hon. Member for Houghton and Washington, if he will list those local authorities who opened homes for the elderly in 1984 stating in each case the number of places available and the cost of the building.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation is not available in the form requested. The local authorities which showed an increase in their numbers of statutory homes between 31 March 1983 and 31 March 1984 are as follows, together with the increase in the number of statutory homes and places:
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Local authorities (England) Increase between 31 March 1983 and 31 March 1984 Increase in number of statutory homes Increase in number of places in statutory homes Durham 1 59 North Yorkshire 1 32 Cheshire 1 40
Local authorities (England) Increase between 31 March 1983 and 31 March 1984 Increase in number of statutory homes Increase in number of places in statutory homes Lancashire 1 43 Salford 1 40 Trafford 1 50 Sefton 1 33 Hereford and Worcester 2 27 Walsal l2 66 Wolverhampton 1 40 Leicestershire 1 70 Bedfordshire 1 45 Buckinghamshire 1 44 Cambridgeshire 2 66 Bexley 1 32 Hillingdon 1 40 Surrey 1 67 Wiltshire 1 50 Information about the building costs is not held centrally.