Care Homes (Hansard, 27 February 2002)

§ Mr. Andrew Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the latest estimate he has available is of the(a) cost of implementing physical changes to residential and nursing homes and (b) annual cost of staffing implication resulting from the Care Standards Act 2000. [32699]

§ Jacqui Smith
The latest estimate of the cost of compliance with the new standards and regulations for care homes was published in the regulatory impact assessment, which was placed in the Library in December 2001.

§ Miss McIntosh
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the(a) average and (b) longest times waited by patients assessed as needing a care home whilst on an acute assessment ward before leaving the ward for a care home were in the last 12 months (i) in the UK and (ii) in North Yorkshire. [36916]
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§ Jacqui Smith
The information requested is not collected centrally in the form requested.