HC Deb 28 April 1987 vol 115 cc107-8W
Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has on the size of general practitioners' lists in (a) Burnley, (b) Pendle, (c) Lancashire and (d) England, respectively.

Mr. Newton

As at 1 October 1985 the average list size for unrestricted principals in England was 2,068 patients. The figure for unrestricted principals covered by the Lancashire family practitioner committee was 2,120.

Registered private and voluntary homes for persons who are elderly, disabled, mentally handicapped or mentally ill. Number of homes and places at 31 March 1986 (provisional)
England Numbers
All registered homes Voluntary homes Private homes
Local authority within regions Homes Places Homes Places Homes Places
Northern
Cleveland 29 421 3 110 26 311
Cumbria 64 1,132 8 159 56 973
Durham 28 506 4 141 24 365
Northumberland 35 709 7 272 28 437
Gateshead 10 168 2 52 8 116
Newcastle upon Tyne 32 706 9 317 23 389
North Tyneside 38 733 2 72 36 661
South Tyneside 11 196 1 10 10 186
Sunderland 17 382 2 93 15 289
Total 264 4,953 38 1,226 226 3,727
Yorks/Humberside
Humberside 150 2,385 7 180 143 2,205
North Yorkshire 219 3,458 25 822 194 2,636
Barnsley 10 193 1 5 9 188
Doncaster 20 377 2 80 18 297
Rotherham 12 122 6 40 6 82
Sheffield 19 312 5 90 14 222
Bradford 92 1,566 5 84 87 1,482
Calderdale 25 378 3 72 22 306
Kirklees 30 494 3 60 27 434
Leeds 54 983 11 446 43 537
Wakefield 20 323 4 81 16 242
Total 651 10,591 72 1,960 579 8,631
North Western
Cheshire 89 1,890 31 971 58 919
Lancashire 439 6,809 29 957 410 5,852
Bolton 25 375 4 82 21 293
Bury 16 656 6 486 10 170
Manchester 66 1,040 8 233 58 807
Oldham 26 495 3 46 23 449
Rochdale 12 299 1 31 11 268
Salford 13 320 9 252 4 68
Stockport 42 596 2 48 40 548
Tameside 19 350 4 127 15 223
Trafford 46 693 8 184 38 509
Wigan 10 127 2 26 8 101
Knowsley 2 38 0 0 2 38
Liverpool 52 1,391 28 904 24 487
Sefton 126 2,692 25 1,111 101 1,581

Information is not held centrally in the form requested for Burnley or Pendle.