§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Minister of Health (1) what are the terms of reference of his Department's survey of the younger chronic sick; who is carrying out this survey and where; and what attention is being given to the different problems arising in thinly and densely populated areas;
(2) if he will set up a survey in depth of a densely populated urban area and a sparsely populated rural area of roughly equal population to establish the numbers of the young chronic sick being cared for at home, and the problems confronting patients and families to ensure that they shall continue to be cared for at home.
§ Mr. SnowThe Government's plans for a survey of disabled people living at home are described in my right hon. Friend's reply today to a Question from the hon. Member for Moray and Nairn (Mr. G. Campbell). Any special problems arising from differences in density of population would no doubt emerge from the proposed survey.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Minister of Health how many young chronic sick between the ages of 16 to 60 are registered with local authorities, and being maintained by local authorities in part three accommodation, respectively; and how many of those in part three accommodation are housed with the aged.
§ Mr. SnowI regret that this information is not available; but the number of people aged 16–64 registered with local authorities as permanently and substan-348W tially handicapped (other than those with handicaps of sight or hearing) at 31st December, 1966, was 92,443, and the number aged under 65 classified as "physically handicapped" in Part III accommodation at the same date was 4,532.