HC Deb 02 March 2000 vol 345 c414W
Mr. Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what data he has collated for (i) 1997–98 and (ii) 1998–99 on the indicators in the Government's poverty audit Opportunity for All relating to (i) intensive home care for people over 65 years of age in England and (ii) community based care for people over 65 years of age. [112156]

Mr. Hutton

The data for these indicators, which are also part of the Personal Social Services Performance Assessment Framework, were published on 24 November 1999 in a summary form inSocial Services Performance 1998–99 and in detail in the form of computer tables on the Department of Health's internet site (reference: www.doh.gov.uk/paf/). The data show that in England (i) 8.4 households per 1,000 head of population aged 65 or over received intensive home care (more than 10 contact hours and 6 or more visits during the survey week) in England in 1998–99. Comparable data are not available for 1997–98 due to changes in the data collection. (ii) 71 people aged 65 or over per 1,000 head of population aged 65 or over received community based services in 1998–99. The comparable number for 1997–98 was 81.