§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many mentally handicapped young people under the age of 20 years have been discharged from mental handicap hospitals in each year since 1975; and how many of this number have been found accommodation in local authority facilities.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergDischarges for this age group in the years 1975–79—which is the latest year for which figures are available—are as follows:.
Number 1975 7,129 1976 7,614 1977 8,317 1978 *9,132 1979 *9,646 * provisional Information on the number who were discharged to accommodation provided by local authorities is not collected centrally.