§ Sir K. Josephasked the Minister of Health how many local authorities in England and Wales now have a home help scheme; what proportion of the total have not; approximately what proportion of schemes in the latest convenient period were up to establishment; and approximately what proportion of local authorities are proposing to increase their establishment.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithAll local health authorities in England and Wales have a home help scheme. I regret that I cannot supply the rest of the information for which my hon. Friend asks as the approved schemes of most authorities empower them to increase their establishment of home helps as they consider necessary. But the total number of home helps employed has greatly increased during recent years.