§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing(a) for each year since 1990 the number of beds available for the in-patient treatment of (i) the mentally ill and (ii) patients with learning difficulties and (b) the number of residential care places available in private, voluntary sector and local authority care of those with (1) mental illness and (2) learning difficulties in each year.
§ Mr. BowisThe information is shown in the table.
NHS available beds 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Mental illness 55,239 50,278 47,294 Learning disability 23,379 21,382 17,896
Staffed residential care places 1990 1991 1992 Mental illness Local authority 5,730 5,740 5,560 Voluntary 3,080 3,510 4,300 Private 9,070 9,270 10,380 Learning disability Local authority 14,030 13,760 13,400 Voluntary 7,890 9,510 11,200 Private 8,380 9,380 10,040