§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information she has on the changes in the number of places in staffed residential care homes catering primarily for people who are mentally ill or have learning disabilities(a) in the South Birmingham health authority area, (b) in the West Midlands health authority area and (c) in England in each of the last five years divided into publicly owned, privately owned and voluntary sector owned.
§ Mr. BowisThe information requested is shown in the table.
Number of places in staffed residential care homes catering primarily for people who are mentally ill or have learning disabilities by sector, at 31 March 1988 to 31 March 1992 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 South Birmingham district health authority1 Local authority 168 164 190 150 206 Voluntary 109 124 113 135 152 Private 57 66 74 72 104 West Midlands regional health authority Local authority 2,265 2,275 2,222 2,173 2,184 Voluntary 971 1,015 1,107 1,276 1,466 Private 1,500 1,470 1,674 1,796 1,825 England Local authority 19,650 20,130 19,770 19,500 18,960 Voluntary 8,150 9,490 10,970 13,010 15,500 Private 13,090 15,270 17,450 19,110 20,420 1On 1 April 1991 South Birmingham merged with Central Birmingham to produce the single district health authority. South Birmingham. To reflect this, the combined figures have been given for each year prior to the merger.