§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) care homes and (b) care home places have been lost in each health authority in each financial year since 1997. [12730]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 6 November 2001]: The available information is in tables that have been placed in the Library. Table 1 shows year on year changes in the number of residential care homes and places in these homes, by local authority area. Table 2 shows year on year changes in the number of nursing homes and private hospitals and clinics and registered beds in these homes, by health authority area.