§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mentally ill and handicapped people live in residential homes and hostels in England and Wales.
§ Mr. FreemanComprehensive information is not available in the form requested. Information on the number of places in local authority, voluntary and private homes at 31 March 1987 is published in "Residential Accommodation for Mentally Ill and Mentally Handicapped People: Number of Local Authority, Voluntary and Private Homes and Places: England", a copy of which is in the Library. Provisional information for 1988 is as follows:
Number of places Homes and hostels for mentally handicapped people 28,458 Homes and hostels for mentally ill people 9,745 Information for Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many physically handicapped people aged under 65 years live in residential homes in England and Wales.
§ Mr. FreemanComprehensive information is not available in the form requested. At 31 March 1988, there were 11,691 persons aged under 65 in local authority and registered residential care homes for elderly people and younger physically handicapped people. This figure is provisional.
Information for Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.