HC Deb 09 June 2003 vol 406 c700W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) nursing home, (b) sheltered housing and (c) other residential care places for the elderly there (a) are and (b) were five years ago in Northern Ireland. [116970]

Mr. Browne

The most recent available information for a five-year period is presented as follows:

31 March

2002

 31 March

1997
(a) Places in Nursing Homes (Total) 9,219 9,766
(b) Units of Sheltered Housing (Elderly) 8,889 7,612
(c) Places in Residential Homes (Elderly) 4,596 4,965