§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are at present resident in local authority homes now as compared with 1979; and what is the present average occupancy of such residences.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe latest available information relates to 31 March 1985 and is given in the following table along with comparable information for 1979.
Local authority residential homes 31 Mar 1979 31 Mar 1985 Home for the: Number of residents Per cent, occupancy Number of residents Per cent, occupancy Elderly, physically handicapped and blind 7,381 97 7,473 95 Mentally ill 293 89 338 75 Mentally handicapped 447 83 703 88