§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many elderly persons in private residential or nursing homes who are in receipt of income support have fees which are below the income support limits by:(a) less than £5 a week, (b) £5 to £10 per week, (c) £10 to £20 per week, (d) £20 to £30 per week, (e) £30 to £40 per week, (f) £40 to £50 per week, (g) £50 to £60 per week, (h) £60 to £70 per week, (i) £70 to £80 per week, and (j) over £80 per week; what percentage each of these totals is of (i) all elderly residents in these houses and (ii) all residents in receipt of income support; and if he will provide information so far as possible broken down between residential and nursing homes.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is not available. Data is collected on a sample basis, the size of which precludes the provision of reliable estimates in the form requested.