asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many local authorities in the East Anglian Regional Health Authority area have made provision for sheltered after-care accommodation for the mentally ill; and what is the extent of that provision;(2) how many local authorities in the Oxford Regional Health Authority area have made provision for after-care accommodation for the mentally ill; and what is the extent of that provision;(3) how many local authorities in the North-East Thames Regional Health Authority area have made provision for after-care accommodation for the mentally ill; and what is the extent of that provision;
(4) how many local authorities in the South-East Thames Regional Health Authority area have made provision for after-care accommodation for the mentally ill; and what is the extent of that provision.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many local authorities in the Wessex and South and West Midlands Regional Health Authorities' areas have provided sheltered after-care accommodation; and what is the extent of that provision;(2) how many local authorities in the Trent and East and West Midlands Regional Health Authorities areas have provided sheltered after-care accommodation; and what is the extent of that provision.
The following table gives details of the provision made by local authorities for sheltered after-care accommodation for the mentally ill, including that under construction, group homes and lodgings and places made available under arrangements with voluntary bodies. The figures do not include provision made for day care. Some of the accommodation is not restricted to use by one category of person.
| Regional Health Authority | Number of local authorities | Number of local authorities providing accommodation | Number of residential places |
| East Anglia | 3 | 2 | 74 |
| Oxford | 4 | 4 | 122 |
| North East Thames | 12 | 10 | 293 |
| South East Thames | 8 | 5 | 237 |
| Wessex | 4 | 6 | 147 |
| Trent | 8 | 6 | 456 |
| West Midlands | 11 | 8 | 278 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the total annual expenditure on after-care facilities for the mentally ill for the Oxford Regional Health Authority;(2) what is the total annual expenditure on after-care facilities for the mentally ill for the South-East Thames Regional Health Authority;(3) what is the total annual expenditure on after-care facilities for the mentally ill in the North-East Thames Regional Health Authority;
(4) what is the total annual expenditure on after-care facilities for the mentally ill for the East Anglian Regional Health Authority.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total annual expenditure in the Wessex and South and West Midlands Regional Authorities on after-care facilities for the mentally ill.
Information about the total annual expenditure on after-care facilities for the mentally ill is not readily available.