§ Dr. David Owenasked the Minister of Health what is the number of staff whole time equivalent for 1967 in the following categories, that is to say, staff of training centres for the mentally subnormal, home teachers for the mentally subnormal and staff in mental health residential accommodation; and what is the latest estimate of the numbers in these categories for the year 1973.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonAt 30th September, 1967, local authorities in England and Wales employed the whole time equivalent of 4,135 teaching staff in training centres for the mentally subnormal, 24 home teachers of the mentally subnormal and 681 staff (other than manual and domestic staff) in homes for the mentally disordered, not including homes for the elderly mentally infirm.
Estimates for 1973 are not available, but plans for the further development of their health services published in 1966 (Cmnd. 3022) showed that at 31st' December, 1975 local authorities in England and Wales expected to employ 6,632 teaching staff in training centres, 80 home teachers for the mentally subnormal and 3,183 staff (other than manual and domestic staff) in homes for the mentally disordered, including homes for the elderly mentally infirm provided under the National Health Service Act.