§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has now completed plans for producing the annual report under Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act, 1970, if he will produce a detailed, as well as a popular version of the report; if, further, he will seek to publish information on research for the disabled carried out by non-Government bodies; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonThe second report, covering the year 1971, was presented to the House on 26th July, 1972 (HC No. 374). Others will follow as required by Section 22 of the Act. I would not consider it appropriate to produce yet another version of the report or to incorporate in it information which the Statute does not call for. I am always willing to supply information about departmental research324W to those who would put it to valuable use. Some information of this kind can however be provided only by diverting the researchers themselves from their main task of improving equipment.