§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 15 July 2002,Official Report, column 121W, if he will make it his policy to collect this data. [73817]
§ Jacqui SmithThere are currently no plans to publish information on nursing and care home beds more frequently than annually. Information relating to the change in the number of homes between 2001 and 2002 will be available later this year. The National Care Standards Commission is developing its database to enable the production of information linked to its Royal Commission requirements. Within this context, information relating to the quality and capacity of residential and nursing care home beds will be available later this year.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 25 April 2002,Official Report, column 459W, on care homes, if he will place copies in the Library of the letters sent to national providers about the increases in fees experienced by residents. [56594]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 16 May 2002]No, as the correspondence relates to the commercial or contractual activities of care homes.