§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many unannounced inspections of(a) local authority and (b) private sector residential homes for the elderly took place in 1997; and how many and what percentage of the inspection reports were critical of the way in which the elderly residents were treated. [58504]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is not available centrally. However, my hon. Friend may like to refer to the Social Services Inspectorate publication—Local Authority Social Services Department Registration and Inspection Units Key Data 1996–97—copies of which are available in the Library, for limited information on the number of inspections carried out.