§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the number of people and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with holidays in 1976–77;
(2) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with the payment of telephone rental in 1976–77;
(3) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region who received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1976–77;
(4) if he will list the number of house-holds and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1976–77;
(5) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1976–77;
(6) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1976–77;
(7) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1976–77;
(8) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1976–77;
693W(9) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region who received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1976–77.
(a) SOCIAL WORK CASES FOR WHOM TELEPHONE RENTAL WAS PROVIDED IN 1976–77 Region As at Year to 31st March 1977 Year to 31st March 1977 Total for 1976–77 Rate per 1,000 of population Orkney … … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Shetland … … … 5 3 8 0.42 Western Isles … … … 26 4 30 0.10 Highland … … … 26 4 30 0.16 Grampian … … … 8 4 12 0.03 Tayside … … … 52 15 67 0.17 Fife … … … … N.A. N.A. N.A. — Lothian … … … N.A. 31 N.A. — Central … … … N.A. 2 N.A. — Borders … … … 25 5 30 0.30 Strarthclyde … … … 143 N.A. N.A. — Dumfries and Galloway … Nil Nil Nil Nil
(b) SOCIAL WORK CASES FOR WHOM TELEPHONE INSTALLATION WAS PROVIDED IN 1976–77 Region As at Year to 31st March 1977 Year to 31st March 1977 Total for 1976–77 Rate per 1,000 of population Orkney … … … Nil Nil Nil Nil Shetland … … … 7 5 12 0.63 Western Isles … … … 4 4 8 0.27 Highland … … … 11 15 26 0.14 Grampian … … … 22 33 55 0.12 Tayside … … … 32 21 53 0.13 Fife … … … … N.A. N.A. N.A. — Lothian … … … N.A. 32 N.A. — Central … … … N.A. 5 N.A. — Borders … … … 14 2 16 0.16 Strarthclyde … … … 130 N.A. N.A. — Dumfries and Galloway … 1 Nil 1 0.01
(c) SOCIAL WORK CASES TO WHOM AIDS WERE PROVIDED IN 1976–77 Region Case open at 31st March 1977 Cases open year ending 31st March 1977 Total for 1976–77 Rate per 1,000 of population Orkney … … … 73 24 97 5.47 Shetland … … … 30 8 38 2.00 Western Isles … … … 137 61 198 6.67 Highland … … … 480 142 622 3.34 Grampian … … … 552 849 1,401 3.09 Tayside … … … 388 322 710 1.77 Fife … … … N.A. N.A. N.A. — Lothian … … … N.A. 593 N.A. — Central … … … N.A. 129 N.A. — Borders … … … 315 177 492 4.92 Strarthclyde … … … 3,846 N.A. N.A. — Dumfries and Galloway … 43 14 57 0.40 694W
(d) SOCIAL WORK CASES TO WHOM ADAPTATIONS WERE PROVIDED IN 1976–77 Region Cases open at 31st March 1977 Cases open year ending 31st March 1977 Total for 1976–77 Rate per 1,000 of population Orkney … … … 21 6 27 1.52 Shetland … … … 16 5 21 1.11 Western Isles … … … 37 10 47 1.58 Highland … … … 60 15 75 0.40 Grampian … … … 218 338 556 1.23 Tayside … … … 164 74 238 0.59 Fife … … … … N.A. N.A. N.A. — Lothian … … … N.A. 147 N.A. — Central … … … N.A. 66 N.A. — Borders … … … 144 42 186 1.86 Strarthclyde … … … 1,677 N.A. N.A. — Dumfries and Galloway … 18 7 25 0.17
§ Mr. McElhoneThe following is the information available centrally. It is provisional and is incomplete because returns are not available from certain regions.