HC Deb 12 February 2002 vol 380 c331W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has received from(a) the Laing and Buisson surgery and (b) other sources on the number of (i) care home closures and (ii) care home bed losses on the Isle of Wight in each year since 1997. [33003]

Ms Blears

The table shows the Department's figures for the number of nursing and residential homes and beds on the Isle of Wight since 1997.

Residential care homes Residential care home beds Nursing homes Nursing home beds
1997 160 2,115 17 457
1998 153 2,124 17 456
1999 144 2,073 17 445
2000 142 2,092 15 391
2001 134 2,010 13 356

Source:

Department of Health statistics

The Laing and Buisson Market Survey, 2001, does not break information down by local authority.