§ Mr. CanavanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of frail elderly906W people receiving care (a) in the community, (b)in NHD hospitals, (c) in local authority residential homes, (d) in voluntary sector residential or nursing homes and (e)in private sector residential or nursing homes.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 2 February 1995]: Central Government do not make such long-term projections as to the number of people who will receive these forms of care. This is a matter for individual local authorities and health boards, and will be dependent on community care policy at a local level.