HC Deb 04 March 2003 vol 400 c985W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent providing(a) occupational and physiotherapy, (b) home help and (c) district nursing services in England in each of the last five years. [99390]

Jacqui Smith

Complete information on expenditure on occupational and physiotherapy and on district nursing services is not collected centrally.

Local authority personal social services expenditure for England on home care, inclusive of management and support costs, are shown in the table.

Year £000
1997–98 1,359,761
1998–99 1,438,617
1999–2000 1,559,316
2000–01 1,625,869
2001–02 1,712,064