§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether patients in institutions for the mentally handicapped maintained by his Department are sedated at night.
§ Sir K. JosephAs in all hospitals, sedatives are given if considered necessary by the responsible doctor.
46Warea for the years 1970, 1971 and 1972 to date, the number of claimants for disablement benefit for pneumoconiosis or byssinosis who were seen by the Central Pneumoconiosis Medical Board, and the number who were diagnosed as suffering from the relevant disease:
tion of the rest who are of working age in order to show the dependency ratio.
§ Sir K. JosephThe newly completed 1971-based population projections give the following figures. These projections take account of the preliminary results of the 1971 Census as well as the latest assumptions about future mortality, fertility and migration. Further details of the projections and an account of the assumptions on which they are based will be published shortly.