HC Deb 22 June 1995 vol 262 cc412-3W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total expenditure in 1993–94 by each local authority from placements of old people in(a) registered and (b) unregistered independent residential care and nursing homes, inside and outside the local authority area and from placements in local authority homes for older people; and if he will break down by income from (1) Government grants, inside aggregate external finance and outside aggregate external finance, (2) sales, (3) fees and charges, (4) other income and (5) joint arrangements. [28993]

Mr. Richards

The information requested is given in the following tables. In 1993–94 local authorities incurred no expenditure on, and received no income from, placements in unregistered independent residential care and nursing homes. The expenditure not covered by direct income is supported from sources not hypothecated to specific sources, primarily revenue support grant, non-domestic rates and council tax income.

(b) Local authority homes for the elderly 1993–941
£ thousand
Total expenditure Total income Of which: Government grants2 Sales Fees and charges Other income Joint arrangement
Clwyd 7,028 2,252 0 107 2,036 109 0
Dyfed 10,619 4,537 0 21 3,812 704 0
Gwent 9,739 3,130 54 19 2,548 474 35
Gwynedd 7,658 2,621 0 0 2,559 62 0
Mid Glamorgan 11,865 3,829 35 43 3,751 0 0
Powys 4,665 1,502 0 10 1,475 17 0
South Glamorgan 6,203 1,876 0 22 1,637 209 8
West Glamorgan 8,435 2,371 17 33 2,201 120 0
Total Wales 66,212 22,118 106 255 20,019 1,695 43
1 Provisional. Includes income from placements of the elderly mentally infirm, the physically disabled and blind and deaf people. Excludes income from sheltered accommodation.
2 Includes specific and supplementary government grants inside and outside Aggregate External Finance.