§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now name the date on which he intends to publish the report of Lady Sharp's inquiry into the vehicle service for the disabled.
§ Sir K. JosephI am not yet able to give a firm date.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide the Joint Committee on Mobility for the Disabled, the Disabled Drivers Action Group and other appropriate organisations with copies of Lady Sharp's report one or two days prior to the date of general publication.
§ Sir K. JosephNo, but copies will be sent free to all individuals and organisations who gave evidence to Lady Sharp on the same day that they are available to Members.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now, in the light of the recent statement by the Minister for Transport Industries to Mr. Graham Hill, publish the results of the tests on the model P70 invalid tricycle carried out by the Motor Industry Research Association, together with the report of Lady Sharp's inquiry into the vehicle service for the disabled ; and if he will make a statement.
HOME HELPS Part-time Staff Area Number of whole-time staff Number Whole-time equivalent Total Whole-time equivalent Hampshire County Council … … … 1 1,094 464 465 England and Wales … … … 2,717 77,931 34,912 37,629 These figures represented the following numbers of home helps (whole-time equivalents) per 1,000 population aged 65 and over:
Hampshire County Council … … … 3.6 England and Wales … … … 5.8