HC Deb 01 May 1996 vol 276 c539W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to meet the chief constable of North Wales to discuss measures to limit drug abuse; and if he will make a statement. [26971]

Number of persons on the handicap register at 31 March 1995
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
Disability
Deaf with speech 29 109 246 52 252 49 206 170 1,113
Deaf without speech 114 75 241 49 213 32 116 109 949
Hard of hearing 784 429 214 94 940 400 617 549 4,027
Blind 950 1,370 1,797 1,046 2,068 290 1,017 935 9,473
Partially sighted 1,243 1,055 1,421 719 1,660 252 670 1,421 8,441
General' 46,117 9,144 14,562 4,459 40,414 7,268 3,689 11,081 136,734
Number on register 49,237 12,182 18,481 6,419 45,547 8,291 6,315 14,256 160,737
1 The number shown for Clwyd relates to 31 March 1993.