Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Friday, 6 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 April 2001. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 23 April 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with learning disabilities are resident in long-stay hospitals. - Includes figure.
- Answer
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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with learning disabilities are resident in long-stay hospitals. [158094] Mr. Hutton: Approximately 1,500 learning disabled people remain in long stay-places. Our recent White Paper "Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century" includes a commitment to enable all people currently living in long-stay hospitals to move into more appropriate accommodation in the community by April 2004.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 367 c177W; 158094
- Session
- 2000-01
- Subjects
- Disability Hospitals Learning disability Long stay patients
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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