HC Deb 04 December 2003 vol 415 cc174-5W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residential care(a) homes and (b) places there were in the Portsmouth Unitary Authority area in each year since 2001. [141355]

Dr. Ladyman

The number of residential care homes in the Portsmouth Unitary Authority at 31 March 2001 was 140 and the number of places was 1,600.

Figures for later years have been collected by the National Care Standards Commission, but comparable details broken down by authority are not available.

Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing care(a) homes and (b) beds there were in the Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire health authority area in each year since 2001. [141356]

Dr. Ladyman

The number of nursing care homes in the Portsmouth and south-east Hampshire health authority at 31 March 2001 was 60 and the number of places was 1,690.

Figures for later years have been collected by the National Care Standards Commission, but comparable details broken down by authority are not available.

Mr. McLoughlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) residential care homes and (b) nursing home places were available in West Derbyshire in each year since 1997, broken down into places available at (i) local authority-run homes, (ii) independent private homes and (iii) homes run by independent charities and other not-for-profit organisations. [141453]

Dr. Ladyman

The table shows the number of care home places by type of accommodation available in the Derbyshire area as at 31 March for the years 1997 to 2001.

Figures for later years have been collected by the National Care Standards Commission, but comparable details broken down by local authority are not available.

Data are not available for West Derbyshire.

Number of care home places in the Derbyshire area by type of

accommodation at 31 March 1997 to 2001

Residential homes1 Nursing homes2
At 31 March Local

Authority

Private Voluntary Small Independent
1997 1,760 3,410 750 330 4,550
1998 1,490 3,570 750 210 4,500
1999 1,380 4,110 810 340 4,590
2000 1,470 4,010 720 220 4,310
2001 1,470 3,980 650 210 4,260

Notes

1. In 1997 this covers Derbyshire local authority. From 1998 onwards Derbyshire local authority re-organised into Derby City and Derbyshire local authorities.

2. Includes North Derbyshire and South Derbyshire health authorities.

3. Independent registered care homes with less than four places.

Source

KO36, RA and RH(N)