§ Mr. Robert BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the latest figure of the number of people who are registered disabled in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. YeoThe latest figures for England are given in the table. Information on people who are registered as disabled is collected triennially from the registers maintained by local authorities. Information relating to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Number (as at 31 March) People registered as: Deaf or hard of hearing 108,000 (1989) Handicapped (General Classes)1 1,259,000 (1990) Blind or partially sighted 230,000 (1991) 1 Primary handicap is neither visual or auditory