§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to the number of private residential care homes for the elderly operating in the east midlands; if he will list them by district, giving the number of residents in such homes by district; if he will give comparative information for Leicestershire and in total the number of such homes and the total number of residents in England and Wales; if he will give the information in respect of each year since 1984 and of 1986 to date; if he will give the figures for each year of the number of homes closed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieFull information is not available centrally in the form requested. The analyses available relate to shire counties in England and the latest information is given in the table. The figures for Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Registered private residential care homes for elderly and disabled people. Numbers of homes and residents as at 31 March. East Midlands and England Number 1984 1985 11986 Homes Residents Homes Residents Homes Total—England 4,090 55,168 5,200 69,000 6,303 Total—East Midlands 216 2,751 305 3,871 399 Derbyshire 58 807 80 1,103 107 Leicestershire 40 416 58 596 72 Lincolnshire 50 698 68 933 85 Northamptonshire 34 382 49 553 65 Nottinghamshire 34 448 50 686 70 1The 1986 data to hand on numbers of homes are incomplete and therefore provisional. 1986 data on residents are not yet available.