§ Major Beamishasked the Minister of Health what was the annual cost of repairs to invalid tricycles during each of the last five financial years and how many such vehicles were on loan from his Department in each year.
§ Mr. TurtonThe amount spent on repairs to invalid tricycles during the last five financial years was:
— Hand Propelled* Power Propelled £ £ Year to 31.3.52 19,000 (est.) 136,000 (est.) 31.3.53 19,000 (est.) 136,000 (est.) 31.3.54 30,000 (est.) 220,500 (est.) 31.3.55 33,400 256,900 31.3.56 46,500 319,300 *Tricycles and chairs. and the number of such vehicles on loan at the 31st December was:
— Hand Propelled* Power Propelled 1951 15,941 6,238 1952 22,409 8,011 1953. 26,622 9,192 1954 31,505 9,975 >1955. 36,778 10,479 * Tricycles and chairs.