§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the most recent available figures for the average cost of providing care for a mentally handicapped person in (a) a National Health Service hospital and (b) a special unit or hostel within the community.
§ Dr. OwenThe average cost of providing care for a mentally handicapped person as an in-patient in an NHS 507W hospital in 1973–74 was £1,755 a year Information is available only for local authority residential accommodation. In 1973–74 the average cost was £950 a year, excluding debt charges.