(2) if he will publish the results of the 2008 home help returns for each (a) region, (b) shire county, (c) unitary authority and (d) metropolitan district.
Information on the number of people receiving home care/home help services during a sample week in September each year is collected on the HHl return and published by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
The following table shows the percentage of home help contact hours in each region provided by councils with adult social services responsibilities (CASSRs) and the independent sector during the sample week in September 2008.
Region All sectors CASSR Independent North East 242,300 18.7 81.3 North West 848,900 21.9 78.1 Yorkshire and The Humber 391,300 30.4 69.6 East Midlands 352,900 22.2 77.8 West Midlands 426,200 17.8 82.2 South West 352,000 19.6 80.4 Eastern 442,800 14.6 85.4 London 506,700 11.9 88.1 South East 519,800 12.6 87.4 England 4,082,900 18.7 81.3 Source: HHl return, table 1.1.
The full HHl data for 2008—the latest available—has been published and is available on the NHS Information Centre website at:
www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/social-care/adult-social-care-information/community-care-statistics-2008:-help-care-services-for-adults-england
A copy has been placed in the Library.