§ Mr. Copeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, how many consultants in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the South West Region and (c) the Avon Area Health Authority have emigrated in the last year for which figures are available.
198Wable: Camberwell, Fazakerley, Stombridge, Walkden, Plawsworth and Leeds.
§ Mr. DeakinsI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook) on 16th December 1977.—[Vol. 941, c.598–9.] The cost to my Department in the financial year 1976–77 of the further reception centres named, all of which also provide re-establishment centre facilities, was:
Fazakerley £97,600 West Midlands (Stourbridge) £163,000 Plawsworth £168,500 Leeds £128,100
§ Mr. Mikardoasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons were admitted to each of the reception centres at Leeds, Plawsworth, Walkden, Stourbridge, Fazakerley and Camberwell, administered by the Supplementary Benefits Commission during the year ending 31st December 1977; how many persons were transferred during 1977 directly from each of those reception centres to accommodation provided by local authorities under Part III of the National Assistance Act 1948 or to permanent housing accommodation provided by local authorities or housing associations; and what was the average nightly occupancy of each of those reception centres during 1977.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe information is as follows. The figures are for the period 29th December 1976 to 27th December 1977 inclusive.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation on consultants who have permanently emigrated is not directly available, as it is not known how many leaving the country do so with the intention of returning subsequently. During the year 1976–77, 60 consultants born in Great Britain or Ireland who left the grade in England and Wales said that 199W they were doing so with the intention of leaving the country. One of these was in the South-Western Region, and none in the Avon Area Health Authority.