HC Deb 23 May 1960 vol 624 cc7-9W
56. Mr. G. Elfed Davies

asked the Minister of Health how many invalid tricycles have been provided by the Welsh Board of Health for people suffering from poliomyelitis; and what would be the cost of their replacement by two-seater vehicles.

57. Mr. Probert

asked the Minister of Health how many sufferers from poliomyelitis have been supplied with tricycles by the Welsh Board of Health; and how much would it cost to replace these vehicles with two-seater cars.

58 and 59. Mr. T. Brown

asked the Minister of Health (1) how many injured miners in the Lancashire coal fields have been issued with tricycles; and what would be the cost of replacing these tricycles by two-seater cars;

(2) what would be the cost of replacing the tricycles issued to injured miners by his Department, by two-seater cars.

60. Mr. Stones

asked the Minister of Health how many miners in the Durham coal field have been provided with invalid tricycles; and what would be the cost of replacing these vehicles with two-seater cars.

61 and 62. Mr. Ness Edwards

asked the Minister of Health (1) how many men injured in the mining industry have been supplied with tricycles by his Department;

(2) the number of tricycles issued by the Welsh Board of Health to the men injured in the mining industry.

63. Mr. Sylvester

asked the Minister of Health how many injured miners in the Yorkshire coal field have been supplied with tricycles; and what would be the cost of replacing these vehicles with two-seater cars.

64. Mr. Blyton

asked the Minister of Health how many miners in Durham have been supplied with invalid tricycles by his Department; and how much it would cost to supply them with two-seater cars.

65. Mr. T. W. Jones

asked the Minister of Health how many sufferers from poliomyelitis have been supplied by the Welsh Board of Health with tricycles; and how much it would cost to replace these with two-seater cars.

66. Mr. D. Griffiths

asked the Minister of Health how many sufferers from poliomyelitis have been supplied with tricycles in Yorkshire; and how much it would cost to replace these vehicles with two-seater cars.

67. Mr. B. Taylor

asked the Minister of Health how many injured miners in the Nottinghamshire coal fields have been provided with invalid tricycles; and how much it would cost to replace these vehicles with two-seater cars.

Miss Pitt

I regret that this information is not available. The statistics kept by the Ministry distinguish neither the occupations of disabled persons who have been supplied with tricycles, nor those patients who have been supplied with them because their disabilities were caused by poliomyelitis.

Mr. Kelley

asked the Minister of Health how many injured miners in the North-East Divisional Coal Board area have been issued with tricycles by his Department; and what would be the cost of replacing these carriages with two-seater cars.

Mr. Slater

asked the Minister of Health how many sufferers from poliomyelitis have been supplied by his Department with tricycles in Durham County; and how much it would cost to replace them with two-seater cars.

Miss Pitt

I would refer the hon. Members to the reply I gave today to Questions on this subject.

Mr. Mason

asked the Minister of Health the average cost of production for the tricycle at present issued by his Department for the war disabled.

Miss Pitt

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the right hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr. Ness Edwards) on 11th April.