§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are presently living in old people's homes run by voluntary and private organisations; how many of those people have been referred to these homes by each of the health and social services boards in Northern Ireland; and how this compares with each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe available information is as follows: 375W
Year Total living in voluntary and private organisations homes Numbers maintained by Health and Social Services Boards Eastern Northern Southern Western 1976 1,059 464 36 89 4 1977 1,035 458 56 79 4 1978 1,054 471 58 87 13 1979 982 505 61 85 10 1980 1,038 520 50 88 14 1981 1,047 513 107 88 34 1982 1,082 523 60 88 43 1983 1,168 549 68 87 73 Notes:
The figures for 1983 are provisional.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average cost of keeping a person in a board-run old people's home in each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe information is:
Average Running Cost per resident per week Year ended 31 March £ 1977 51.95 1978 59.91 1979 64.97 1980 78.20 1981 100.77 1982 111.19 1983 119.86 1984 126.75
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been accommodated in old people's homes run by each of the health and social services boards in each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. Chris PattenThe answer is as follows:
Number of People Accommodated in Old People's Homes Year Eastern Northern Southern Western 1976 957 797 461 416 1977 1,032 795 463 424 1978 1,043 823 466 430 1979 1,056 896 467 451 1980 1,200 903 524 487 1981 1,263 894 525 519 1982 1,357 892 532 512 1983 1,351 885 520 512 Note: Figures for 1983 are provisional.