HC Deb 05 November 1979 vol 973 cc48-9W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if his Department is monitoring cuts in spending by local authorities that will reduce the services available to disabled people; and if he will place periodic reports in the Library.

Mrs. Chalker

As the right hon. Gentleman is aware, the Department already collects information about expenditure by local authorities. It would not be justifiable to require it to divert scarce resources to collect additional data.