§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the number, type and value of contracts issued by local authorities to the private sector for nursing and care home beds in the most recent year for which figures are available. [18784]
§ Mr. BurnsIn 1994–95, the latest year for which this information is available, expenditure by local authority social services departments in England on placements in independent residential care homes was £811 million and in independent nursing homes £403 million. Both figures include all adult client groups. Information on numbers and types of individual contract are not held centrally.