§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many direct access beds have been provided to replace the provision previously made at the Camberwell resettlement unit;
(2) if all the replacement units funded under the Camberwell replacement scheme are still in existence and providing the original number of beds;
(3) if he will itemise the type and extent of alternative provision funded under the Camberwell replacement scheme.
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§ Mr. PortilloThe Camberwell replacement scheme will provide a total of 929 beds, of which 108 will be situated in three hostels designed to cater for emergency admissions off the street (direct access). A further 221 second stage beds will provide a high level of care and the remaining 600 beds will cater for those needing lower levels of care.
The 108 direct access beds to be provided by three London boroughs are not yet open. When the Camberwell resettlement unit closed in 1985, 184 beds in the Department's resettlement units were designated "direct access" to serve as an immediate replacement.
Up to 31 December 1987, 622 beds had been provided under the Camberwell replacement scheme and all of them are still open.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost of running the Camberwell resettlement unit in the last three years of its existence; and what has been the cost of the replacement provision in each financial year so far.
§ Mr. PortilloThe cost of running the Camberwell resettlement unit in the last three years of its existence was:
£ million 1983–84 2.0 1984–85 1.9 1985–86 1.1 The cost of the replacement provision in each financial year so far has been:
DHSS £ million DOE £ million Capital 1981–82 0.1 0.8 1982–83 0.3 2.2 1983–84 0.5 5.6 1984–85 0.5 4.9 1985–86 0.2 1.9 1986–87 0.1 Nil Total 1.7 15.4
DHSS £ DOE £ Revenue 1981–82 Nil Nil 1982–83 4,000 Nil 1983–84 32,000 10,000 1984–85 114,000 39,000 1985–86 210,000 107,000 1986–87 359,000 298,000