Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 March 2004. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Thursday, 18 March 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of local authority-funded home care and home help hours in England were contracted out to independent sector providers (a) in total and (b) broken down by local authority, in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. - Inc fact that info placed in Library.

Answer: Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of local authority-funded home care and home help hours in England were contracted out to independent sector providers (a) in total and (b) broken down by local authority, in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. [161932] Dr. Ladyman: Information on the percentage of contact hours provided by the independent sector in England by council with social service responsibilities in a survey week in September, for 1993 to 2002, has been placed in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 419 c445W;419 c448W; 161932
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Home care services Home helps Local government Private sector Working hours
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk