§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority which received assistance with the provisions of aids in 1979–80;
(2) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority which received assistance with the provisions of aids in 1979–80;
(3) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority which received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1979–80;
(4) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority which received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1979–80;
(5) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority which received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1979–80;
(6) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority which received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1979–80;
350W(7) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority which received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1979–80;
(8) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority which received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1979–80;
(9) if he will list the number of people and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority which received assistance with holidays in 1979–80.
§ Mr. RossiMuch of the information required is published in the Department's booklet "Aids to Households A/F80/4", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The location of the information, except the rate per 1,000 population, is as follows:
Brief Title Location Provision of aids Table A2 Child population - aids Table C Installation of telephones Table A1 Payment of telephone rental Table A2 Child population - installation of telephones Table B Child population - payment of rentals Table B Adaptations to the home Tables A2 and D Child population - adaptations Table D Assistance with holidays Table E Note: In the period 1979–80 there was a move from "households assisted" to "cases of assistance" as the unit of account. The information supplied refers to cases of assistance. It is possible that there is more than one case of assistance in a single household.
As regards the rate of assistance per 1,000 relevant population, in view of the length of reply I am sending the right hon. Gentleman the information and placing a copy in the Library of the House.