HC Deb 07 March 1991 vol 187 c264W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the number of persons over retirement age in each of the last 10 years; and what were the number of(a) local authority care home places, (b) private residential home places and (c) private nursing home places in each of those years.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The number of persons aged 65 or over in each of the years 1979–89, together with the numbers of places in local authority, voluntary and private residential accommodation catering primarily for elderly people are set out in the following table. The table also shows the number of independent sector nursing beds for elderly patients for the years 1982–89.

Friend the Secretary of State. Executive directors include the chief executive, director of finance and, in the majority of cases, a medical and nursing director. Following is a list of the chairman and non-executive membership for the Christie hospital national health service trust:

  • Sir John Page
  • Professor Roger Green
  • Mrs. Rayna Dean
  • Sir Richard Baker-Wilbraham
  • Mrs. June Rosen
  • Mr. Robert Shepherd