§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what current grants are being paid by (a) his Department and (b) the European social fund towards demonstration centres; how many demonstration centres are now in operation in the United Kingdom; what contact there is between demonstration centres in the United Kingdom and those in other countries in the European Community; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir George YoungNo grants are currently being made by either my right hon. Friend's Department or the European social fund to the costs of demonstration centres. There are currently 21 such centres in England and more are planned. The Government continue to support the concept of demonstration centres in medical rehabilitation and believe that they contribute much to the development and improvement of rehabilitation services by the teaching and demonstration of good practice in rehabilitation. It is for the centres themselves to make contacts with similiar institutions in the European Community, where they exist.