§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the level of provision of local authority day care places for the elderly in 1979–80; and how this compares with the illustrative projection published in " The Way Forward ";
(2) what was the level of provision of local authority day care places for the younger disabled in 1979–80; and how this compares with the illustrative projection published in "The Way Forward ".
§ Sir George YoungThe latest figures available are those for 31 March 1979.356W These are not directly comparable with the projections in " The Way Forward " because of changes in the assumptions made about the relative distribution of places in mixed day centres. For the purpose of comparison " The Way Forward " figures given below have therefore been converted to the new basis.
LEVELS OF LOCAL AUTHORITY DAY CARE PLACES PER 1,000 APPROPRIATE POPULATION 31 March 1979 The way forward illustrative projections 1979–80 (converted) Elderly 3.8 3.4 Younger physically disabled 0.49 0.52