§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of people permanently sick in each of the Welsh health authority areas, the proportion of the population which they represent, and the corresponding figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LyellI regret the information in the form requested is not available. The number of people in Wales in receipt of benefit for long-term incapacity could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.