§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with learning disabilities have been supported for each year since 1992 by Shropshire county council's social services; and if he will make a statement. [160363]
§ Mr. HuttonNumbers of residents with learning disabilities supported by Shropshire social services for each year since 1992 are given in the table.
Year Residents Residential care Nursing care 1992 159 159 — 1993 164 164 — 1994 181 179 2 1995 172 171 1 1996 284 280 4 1997 277 264 13 1998 312 304 8 1999 300 288 12 2000 234 216 18 Source:
DH forms RA6 and SRI
Telford and Wrekin became a unitary authority in 1998. The data for the new unitary have been added to those for Shropshire for 1999 and 2000 for proper comparison with the earlier years.
These figures include people resettled from hospital and funded by the health authority. These represent 66 out of 234 people for 2000.
205WThe council also supports 481 people with a learning disability, at home. This figure is taken from the Personal Social Services Personal Indicator's for 1999–2000. Shropshire was placed at band 5 for this indicator, reflecting very good performance in this area. Shropshire was one of the first local authorities to complete the resettlement of people with learning disabilities from long stay hospitals.