HC Deb 28 April 1980 vol 983 cc406-7W
Mr. Joseph Dean

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the ratio of home helps per head of population provided by each of six largest metropolitan districts' social service departments.

Mr. Prentice

In the year ending 30 September 1977, the latest for which published figures are available, the ratio of full-time equivalent home helps, exclusive of home help organisers and related administrative staff, per thousand population as estimated at 30 June 1977 was as follows:

Birmingham … … … 0.89
Bradford … … … 1.38
Leeds … … … 1.05
Liverpool … … … 0.95
Manchester … … … 1.41
Sheffield … … … 1.40