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Mr. McAllion
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the numbers of people being cared for in private nursing homes and private residential homes for the elderly in Scotland in (a) 1979, (b) 1990 and (c) the last year for which figures are available. [35655]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The table shows the available information:
| 1985 | 1987 | 1990 | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Private nursing homes | n/a | 15,063 | 110,311 | 117,012 | 15,676 |
| Private residential homes for the elderly | 901 | 1,960 | 3,195 | 3,295 | n/a |
| 1 Number of places. | |||||