HC Deb 23 June 1992 vol 210 c138W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many claimants for(a) residential care and (b) nursing home care there were in each region in May 1991.

Mr. Burt

Information in the form requested is not available. Such information as is available is in the table. taken from the May 1991 annual statistical inquiry, published on 19 June 1992.

Residential care (thousands) Nursing homes (thousands)
England 123.3 75.8
Scotland 8.4 9.1
Wales 7.1 8.8
Great Britain 138.8 93.7