Disabled People (Hansard, 14 June 1995)

§ Mr. Alfred Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the expenditure on personal social services for disabled people in each year since 1970. [28206]

§ Mr. Richards
The available information is given in the following table. Information was not collected on the same basis prior to 1987–88.

Gross local authority expenditure on personal social services for physically and/or sensorily disabled adults¹

£000s

1987–88 5,257

1988–89 5,301

1989–90 6,286

1990–91 7,087

1991–92 6,276

1992–93 6,574

1993–94 10,381

Note:

¹Includes expenditure on homes, including those for the blind and deaf, day and occupational centres, adaptations to homes and disability equipment. Excludes expenditure on the elderly. Gross expenditure equals expenditure on employees, running expenses and joint arrangements less local income other than sales, fees and charges.

Source:

Local authority returns.

572W
(g) the number of radio sets provided, (h) the number of other personal aids provided, (i) the number of adaptions to property and (j) the number of holidays provided. [28205]

§ Mr. Richards
The information requested is available from 1975 and is given in the following table.

Gross local authority expenditure on personal social services for physically and/or sensorily disabled adults¹
	£000s
1987–88	5,257
1988–89	5,301
1989–90	6,286
1990–91	7,087
1991–92	6,276
1992–93	6,574
1993–94	10,381
Note:
¹Includes expenditure on homes, including those for the blind and deaf, day and occupational centres, adaptations to homes and disability equipment. Excludes expenditure on the elderly. Gross expenditure equals expenditure on employees, running expenses and joint arrangements less local income other than sales, fees and charges.
Source:
Local authority returns.