§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what statistics she collects on the operation of the Registered Homes Act 1984; and if she will publish them.
§ Mr. BowisThe Department collects information on the number of homes registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 as at 31 March each year. This relates to registered residential care homes, registered nursing homes and homes registered both as residential homes and nursing homes.
Information on registered residential care homes is published annually in "Residential Accommodation for Elderly and for Younger Physically Disabled People: All Residents in Local Authority, Voluntary and Private Homes England" and "Residential Accommodation for mentally ill people and people with learning disabilities: Number of local authority, voluntary and private homes and places England".
For registered nursing homes the information is published annually in "Private Hospitals, Homes and Clinics Registered Under Section 23 of the Registered Homes Act".
Copies of these publications are available in the Library.