§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated cost of including powered wheelchairs for occupant control out of doors in the artificial limb and appliance centre service; and what plans she has to provide this service.
§ Mr. BowisDecisions about the issue of wheelchairs, including powered indoor-outdoor wheelchairs, are matters for arrangement between district health authorities and national health service trusts. No estimate of the cost of providing these wheelchairs on a national basis has been made. In 1991–92 total expenditure on the wheelchair service was £46.93 million.
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Number of places in staffed residential care homes for people who are mentally ill or have learning disabilities 1 Doncaster DHA Trent RHA Local authority Private Voluntary Local authority Private Voluntary 1989 168 0 73 1,530 1,440 470 1990 168 0 73 1,550 1,640 580 1991 183 0 75 1,520 1,780 880 1992 220 0 93 1,550 1,940 910 1 Includes places in homes primarily for elderly mentally infirm people.
1991–92 (£) 1992–93 (£) Total, DHAs Greater London 3,095,041,652 3,268,802,038 Total, DHAs England 17,114,662,189 18,182,143,979 Source: Annual accounts of health authorities (England).
Notes:
1. Figures shown are for total revenue expenditure.
2. Figures for 1992–93 are provisional.