To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care homes there are for veterans; and how many have been closed in the last 10 years. (102663)

I understand from the chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that the information is not collected in the format requested.

In January 2007, CSCI will publish information on the number of care homes and places in England and how they perform against national minimum standards and regulations in its State of Social Care report.