HC Deb 05 July 1965 vol 715 c158W
Mr. A. J. Williams

asked the Minister of Health how much money per head of mentally-handicapped population is spent by the local authority in each county borough in Wales on welfare provision for the mentally handicapped.

Mr. K. Robinson

Expenditure per head on the mentally disordered by County Borough Councils in Wales as local health authorities in 1964–65 is estimated at:

Authority Per capita expenditure
£ s. d.
Cardiff 48 14 0
Merthyr Tydfil 122 4 3
Newport 31 15 3
Swansea 26 4 0

Mr. A. J. Williams

asked the Minister of Health how much money per head of mentally-handicapped population is spent by the local authority in each Welsh county on welfare provision for the mentally handicapped.

Mr. K. Robinson

Expenditure per head on the mentally disordered by County Councils in Wales as local health authorities in 1964–65 is estimated at:

Authority Per capita expenditure
£ s. d.
Anglesey 55 1 7
Breconshire 31 11 6
Cardiganshire 261 3 9
Carmarthenshire 88 13 11
Caernarvonshire 76 13 9
Denbighshire 51 1 2
Flintshire 94 11 6
Glamorgan 57 19 7
Merioneth 66 7 0
Monmouthshire 74 5 7
Montgomeryshire 40 0 11
Pembrokeshire 77 0 10
Radnorshire 27 13 8