§ 26. Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement about the current state of the replacement programme for resettlement units.
§ Miss WiddecombeCurrently there are more than 500 replacement beds in operation; by March 1993 this will have increased to more than 800 and will have led to the closure of eight resettlement units, with a total bed capacity of 533.
Not only do the replacement facilities offer an overall increase in scale but, more importantly, they achieve a much higher standard and a greater mix of hostel provision.