§ Mr. Boris JohnsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing and residential care(a) homes and (b) beds have closed in Oxfordshire in each year since 1997. [6099]
§ Jacqui SmithI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
The number of residential and nursing care establishment closures in 1999 and 2000, together with number of new registrations, are presented in the table. Information is not available centrally on the number of beds associated with closures or new registrations.
Number of care home establishment closures and new home registrations in Oxfordshire, year ending 31 March Residential1 Nursing2 Number of establishment closures 1999 13 n/a 2000 16 1 Number of new registrations 1999 8 n/a 2000 17 7 n/a = not available 1 Oxfordshire county council 2Oxfordshire health authorities colspan="3">Source:
Registration and Inspection Survey
§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing and residential care(a) homes and (b) beds have closed in Essex in each year since 1997. [6332]
§ Jacqui SmithI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
The number of residential and nursing care establishment closures in 1999 and 2000, together with the number of new registrations, are presented in the table. 826W Information is not available centrally on the number of beds associated with closures or new registrations. Information is not available for the years ending 31 March 1997 and 1998 as the registration and inspection survey was first collected in its current format for the year ending 31 March 1999.
Number of care home establishment closures and new home registrations in Essex, year ending 31 March Residential1 Nursing2 Number of establishment closures 1999 n/a 1 2000 33 17 Number of new registrations 1999 n/a 11 2000 58 11 n/a = not available 1 Essex county council and Southend and Thurrock councils 2 North Essex and South Essex health authorities Source:
Registration and Inspection Survey