HC Deb 01 July 1985 vol 82 c55W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many telephones were provided for disabled people by local authorities in 1970–71, and in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Newton

The earliest and latest available data on assistance given by local authorities with respect to the provision of telephones are given in the table. The figures include provision for elderly as well as disabled people.

England
Type of Assistance 1972–73 (Number of households assisted) 1983–84 (*) (Number of cases of assistance)
Installation of:
Telephones 16,760 14,461
Attachments 710 2,945
Payment of telephone rentals 12,105 93,326
(*) provisional data