HC Deb 16 September 2004 vol 424 cc1649-50WS
Sue Doughty

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many local authority run care home beds there were in Surrey in each year since 1997. [188169]

Dr. Ladyman

I have been asked to reply.

The table shows the number of local authority staffed care home places in Surrey, as at 31 March for the years 1997 to 2001.

Number of local authority staffed care home places in Surrey at

31 March, 1997 to 2001
Rounded numbers

Number of places
1997 1,760
1998 970
1999 860
2000 860
2001 520
Source:
RA.

I understand from the chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that figures for later years were collected by the National Care Standards Commission, and now CSCI, but comparable details are not available.