§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give for each year since 1970 the number of National Health Service hospitals in each region.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 9 January 1985, c. 512]: The requested information is given in the table.
England Tyne and Wear South Tyneside All Personal Social Services Residential Homes Residential Homes Residential Homes 1980–81 1,616 750 23.0 3.0 1981–82 1,792 814 24.1 3.4 1982–83 1,967 871 25.0 3.5 1983–84 2,142 915 26.7 3.7 Notes:
1. 1983–84 England figures are provisional.
2. The main client groups covered by the residential homes figures are the elderly, children, younger physically disabled, mentally handicapped and mentally ill.