§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the ratio of places available in sheltered accommodation in Portsmouth per 1,000 people aged 65 years and over in each year since 1979.
§ Sir George YoungThe available data on sheltered accommodation are the numbers of dwellings within each authority's area in April, reported in the annual housing investment programme returns. The numbers of these dwellings, including housing associations' and privately owned dwellings, per 1,000 people aged 65 or more in Portsmouth are as follows:
April Number 1979 25 1980 39 1981 40 1982 40 1983 56 1984 60 1985 70