§ Mrs. Jill Knightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to alleviate the problems for the elderly house-bound deaf caused by the ruling that deaf-aid technicians do not make domiciliary visits to persons whose deaf-aid is faulty.
§ Mr. NewtonThere is no central ruling. It is for health authorities themselves to decide whether such visits are appropriate in the light of local needs and resources.