HC Deb 01 December 1993 vol 233 c572W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list, for each local authority for each year since 1988, in homes for elderly, elderly mentally infirm and younger physically handicapped people the number of(a) wardens and deputies, (b) other care staff and care assistants and (c) other staff;

(2) if she will list for each local authority, for each year since 1988, (a) the number of organisers and assistant organisers in the home help service and (b) the number of home helps;

(3) if she will list by local authority the number of social work assistants for each year since 1988;

(4) if she will list by local authority for each year since 1989, for day centres for mentally ill, elderly and physically handicapped people the number of (a) officers in charge, deputies, leaders and assistants, (b) instructors and (c) other staff;

(5) if she will list by local authority the number of trainee social workers for each year since 1988.

Mr. Bowis

For the numbers of whole time equivalent staff directly employed by local authority social services departments in the categories requested, I refer the hon. Member to "Local Authority Social Services Statistics: Staff of Local Authority Social Services Departments", copies of which are available in the Library.

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