§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales, further to the reply to the hon. Member for Carmarthen, (Dr. Thomas) Official Report, 13 July, c. 289, how many disabled persons the social service department of each county serves; and if he will express the figures in percentage terms of the county population.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsAs I explained in my answer to the hon. Member for Carmarthen (Dr. Thomas) on 13 July 1981—[Vol. 8, c. 289–90]—information is not available in the form requested. At 31 March 1981, the numbers entered on local authority registers of handicapped persons were as follows:
Persons registered as handicapped: 31 March 1981 Number Percentage of Population Clwyd 15,329 3.97 Dyfed 6,881 2.11 Gwent 7,145 1.64 Gwynedd 4,980 2.20 Mid Glamorgan 20,486 3.81 Powys 1,933 1.82 South Glamorgan 7,056 1.80 West Glamorgan 5,766 1.58 WALES 69,596 2.51