HC Deb 24 October 1988 vol 139 cc64-5W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is, for each year since 1974, the public expenditure in private nursing homes in 1988 moneys.

Mrs. Currie

Information in the form requested is not held centrally. Following is the available expenditure information derived from the annual accounts and financial returns submitted to the Department by health authorities and local authorities, respectively.

In addition, people in homes may be able to get help with fees through income support. Information on the amount of total expenditure on income support to people in residential care and nursing homes is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security.

£ million (at 1988–89 prices)
Health authorities1 Expenditure with contractual hospital and homes Local authorities2 Expenditure on private residential care
1974–75 40.0 61.8
1975–76 42.9 68.3
1976–77 42.6 75.5
1977–78 40.8 75.4
1978–79 39.6 82.1
1979–80 40.7 86.8
1980–81 42.5 91.1
1981–82 43.6 98.6
1982–83 44.0 104.7
1983–84 45.7 109.0
1984–85 48.0 107.9

Health authorities1 Expenditure with contractual hospitals and homes Local authorities2 Expenditure on private residential care
1985–86 49.0 74.6
1986–87 49.6 n/y/a
1 Total hospital and community health services expenditure with contractual hospitals and homes (including contracts with voluntary organisations, etc.).
2 Net expenditure on all private residential care incurred under personal social services programme.
n/y/a—Not yet available.

Note: The figures have been expressed at 1988–89 prices by the use of the gross domestic product deflator.