§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 28 February 2002,Official Report, column 616W, what information on home helps is held by his Department; and if he will publish it. [57470]
§ Jacqui SmithThe table gives the number of home helps (excluding home help organisers) employed by councils with social services responsibilities in England as at 30 September in each year between 1992 and 2001. Home helps employed by the private sector are not included, even if doing work contracted by councils.
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Home helps employed by councils with social services responsibilities in England as at 30 September, 1992–2001 (whole time equivalents) 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Gloucestershire 495 500 550 545 415 300 295 295 305 295 Greenwich 290 285 260 260 220 235 190 170 170 160 Hackney 380 340 310 320 265 240 220 205 165 140 Halton UA — — — — — — 65 65 80 80 Hammersmith and Fulham 260 310 305 280 255 140 225 140 120 115 Hampshire (old) 955 990 1,010 875 855 — — — — — Hampshire (remaining) — — — — — 620 480 525 475 350 Haringey 255 195 195 0 45 215 145 165 100 120 Harrow 240 215 230 235 235 220 245 195 200 170 Hartlepool UA — — — — 0 115 115 100 85 50 Havering 255 290 265 320 155 150 135 125 105 95 Hereford and Worcester 655 670 630 520 405 365 — — — — Herefordshire UA — — — — — — 85 150 90 85 Hertfordshire 820 730 585 745 565 445 445 375 0 0 Hillingdon 285 320 320 285 0 275 210 160 175 330 Hounslow 225 140 160 150 125 105 100 95 90 85 Humberside 1,200 1,445 1,150 1,220 — — — — — — Isle of Wight UA 150 0 80 80 120 65 165 150 150 145 Isles of Scilly 1— 1— 1— 1— 1— 0 0 0 0 0 Islington 250 235 235 425 330 330 0 155 135 80 Kensington and Chelsea 145 160 135 145 165 135 120 85 95 90 Kent (old) 660 140 125 105 85 1— — — — — Kent (remaining) — — — — — — 5 180 160 135 Kingston upon Hull UA — — — — 405 215 175 165 155 155 Kingston upon Thames 95 90 80 80 70 70 50 0 65 65 Kirklees 545 480 545 170 285 295 270 255 425 445 Knowsley 90 95 95 120 0 0 60 120 110 115 Lambeth 450 375 150 340 340 235 160 105 0 95 Lancashire (old) 1,635 1,665 1,905 1,685 1,540 1,565 — — — — Lancashire (remaining) — — — — — — 795 0 0 10 Leeds 1,600 1,450 1,535 1,520 1.480 1,450 1,415 1,475 1,420 1,390 Leicester UA — — — — — 255 215 185 155 140 Leicestershire (old) 690 815 890 710 700 — — — — — Leicestershire (remaining) — — — — — 395 310 335 425 275 Lewisham 370 345 350 325 295 290 225 225 220 210 Lincolnshire 525 520 550 550 625 555 485 200 255 160 Liverpool 845 840 900 1,040 955 900 865 865 780 690 Luton UA — — — — — 120 115 100 125 135 Manchester 700 735 720 660 650 585 540 515 455 415 Medway Towns UA — — — — — — 45 55 35 25 Merton 215 205 210 205 190 170 170 155 140 0 Middlesbrough UA — — — — 185 155 140 135 110 110 Milton Keynes UA — — — — — 235 230 200 190 135 Newcastle upon Tyne 515 435 425 415 470 395 440 465 470 420 Newham 385 335 270 190 215 230 245 205 35 100 Norfolk 985 1,025 1,190 1,095 1,130 1,075 1,010 975 910 880 North East Lincolnshire UA — — — — 255 250 185 190 130 95 North Lincolnshire UA — — — — 150 110 100 105 95 100 North Somerset UA — — — — 165 165 155 145 150 165 North Tyneside 360 360 360 350 345 310 325 345 345 335 North Yorkshire (old) 795 740 750 790 — — — — — — North Yorkshire (remaining) — — — — 625 525 515 560 535 535 Northamptonshire 375 375 385 385 225 220 165 50 165 125 Northumberland 485 525 610 570 445 475 335 320 405 430 Nottingham UA — — — — — — 240 320 315 260 Nottinghamshire (old) 1,200 1,245 1,280 1,150 1,245 1,010 — — — — Nottinghamshire (remaining) — — — — — — 745 610 550 540 Oldham 355 310 320 280 295 310 275 265 250 235 Oxfordshire 525 545 505 485 555 430 460 475 475 415 Peterborough UA — — — — — — 5 65 30 40 Plymouth UA — — — — — — 220 225 145 120 Poole UA — — — — — 110 100 85 80 85 Portsmouth UA — — — — — 125 120 115 105 95 Reading UA — — — — — — 95 90 80 70 Redbridge 225 1— 165 155 195 180 145 135 110 105 Redcar and Cleveland UA — — — — 180 220 195 180 1— 145 Richmond upon Thames 185 235 195 200 185 185 0 145 150 130 Rochdale 440 440 375 400 390 310 330 305 145 280 Rotherham 375 375 345 335 310 295 295 305 295 280 Rutland UA — — — — — 30 25 25 15 15 Salford 375 505 510 505 520 485 495 505 330 300 Sandwell 420 410 430 365 450 440 350 320 335 165 Sefton 340 355 315 290 260 240 240 230 195 160 Sheffield 1,505 735 700 700 970 805 810 800 750 735 Shropshire (old) 265 245 235 235 200 180 — — — — Shropshire (remaining) — — — — — — 100 105 90 95 Slough UA — — — — — — 140 100 105 75
Home helps employed by councils with social services responsibilities in England as at 30 September, 1992–2001 (whole time equivalents) 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Solihull 185 190 200 185 185 170 140 130 120 105 Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 425 435 260 210 220 South Gloucestershire UA — — — — 170 160 165 160 145 125 South Tyneside 230 235 235 240 230 225 180 190 230 215 Southampton UA — — — — — 140 135 180 110 110 Southend UA — — — — — — 135 150 120 100 Southwark 285 265 265 280 265 230 210 180 150 0 St. Helens 340 340 305 310 285 335 315 365 265 260 Staffordshire (old) 1,400 1,415 1,485 1,355 1,295 — — — — - Staffordshire (remaining) — — — — — 760 665 650 710 625 Stockport 370 350 280 365 360 310 295 280 280 245 Stockton on Tees UA — — — — 155 210 165 165 140 125 Stoke-on-Trent UA — — — — — 245 240 225 205 205 Suffolk 555 655 705 625 600 540 555 620 385 400 Sunderland 480 480 515 455 475 585 715 540 345 410 Surrey 455 450 395 490 435 405 360 355 325 310 Sutton 210 165 170 170 155 155 145 120 115 95 Swindon UA — — — — — 105 90 0 10 35 Tameside 390 350 365 310 290 260 225 215 205 125 Telford and Wrekin UA — — — — — — 65 45 40 35 Thurrock UA — — — — — — 95 105 50 50 Torbay UA — — — — — — 75 75 90 110 Tower Hamlets 165 165 160 160 225 165 145 145 150 140 Trafford 305 330 330 345 330 330 320 305 315 295 Wakefield 445 360 430 450 450 470 455 410 425 360 Walsall 245 240 235 230 210 215 205 215 195 185 Waltham Forest 445 335 360 355 325 285 285 235 225 215 Wandsworth 440 445 410 335 325 275 245 215 205 185 Warrington UA — — — — — — 95 90 75 65 Warwickshire 465 445 415 365 370 405 365 330 330 480 West Berkshire UA — — — — — — 150 150 120 40 West Sussex 750 775 870 865 815 815 795 540 595 485 Westminster 305 325 305 330 300 0 285 290 295 2— Wigan 405 440 400 390 365 290 295 285 300 285 Wiltshire (old) 330 265 460 420 440 — — — — — Wiltshire (remaining) — — — — — 470 235 220 0 2— Windsor and Maidenhead UA — — — — — — 80 85 80 45 Wirral 500 515 615 550 580 500 435 410 325 290 Wokingham UA — — — — — — 65 75 25 40 Wolverhampton 390 275 375 385 420 375 340 230 235 30 Worcestershire — — — — — — 255 265 300 265 York UA — — — — 210 210 200 150 135 120 England 54,255 50,745 52,685 49,810 47,750 46,315 42,885 39,775 35,630 33,020 1Not available 2Five or less Note:
Due to local government reorganisation, not all authorities were in existence for the whole period covered by the table
Source:
Department of Health annual return SSDS001