§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list those regional health authorities which have taken the provision of private nursing home beds into consideration when making provision in their region for the increase in the number of elderly people and the allowance they have made for private nursing home beds in their current regional strategy papers.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is not available centrally. Our guidance to health authorities asks them to take voluntary and private provision into account in their strategic planning.