§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cost to public funds of each person of pensionable age cared for in(a) a NHS hospital, (b) a registered nursing home and (c) a registered residential care home; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. BowisInformation relating to the costs of hospital care is not available by age group. Information concerning financial support for residents who entered registered nursing and residential care homes prior to April 1993 is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security. No information is as yet available centrally on the situation since April 1993 under the new community care arrangements.