Residential Care Homes (Hansard, 5 July 2001)

HC Deb 05 July 2001 vol 371 cc284-5W 284W

§ Mr. Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residental care homes in(a) the county of Essex and (b) the boroughs of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea were (i) publicly-owned and (ii) privately-owned in each year from 1995 to 2000 inclusive. [1066]

§ Jacqui Smith
The information requested is shown in the table.
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Number of local authority staffed and independent residential care homes in Essex, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea local authorities, 1995 to 2000

Number

Essex¹ Thurrock Southend-on-Sea

As at 31 March LA homes² Independent homes³ LA Homes² Independent homes³ LA homes² Independent homes³

1995 67 464 ⁴— ⁴— ⁴— ⁴—

1996 66 500 ⁴— ⁴— ⁴— ⁴—

1997 68 629 ⁴— ⁴— ⁴— ⁴—

1998 61 583 ⁴— ⁴— ⁴— ⁴—

1999 47 411 5 28 7 122

2000 45 378 3 28 6 120

¹ Information is presented for the former county of Essex (ie prior to re-organisation) for 1995 to 1998

² Local authority staffed homes

³ Consists of voluntary, private, dual registered and small homes

⁴ Not available as areas did not exist until 1 April 1998

Source:
RA form A, RAC