§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each of the health authorities in Wales and for Wales as a whole the number of places available in accommodation schemes for people with severe mental illness; what proposals he has to promote high level support accommodation schemes for the severely mentally ill; and if he will make a statement. [28728]
§ Mr. Richards[holding answer 26 June 1995]: The required information is not available on a health authority basis nor is it possible to isolate information in respect of severe mental illness.
A large proportion of accommodation schemes for people with mental illness are the responsibility of local authorities. Places available in residential care homes—private, voluntary and local authority—as at 31 March 1994 are as follows:
Local authority Places Clwyd 117 Dyfed 134 Gwent 50 Gwynedd 82 Mid Glamorgan 69 Powys 51 South Glamorgan 83 West Glamorgan 144 Wales 730 Notes:
These figures exclude small homes—ie less than four residents.
The assessment of need, provision of appropriate accommodation and the monitoring of the quality of care is a matter for local determination.