HC Deb 19 December 1973 vol 866 cc343-4W
Mr. Joel Barnett

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of home helps in Heywood, Roy-ton, Crompton, Milnrow, Littleborough, Wardle, and Whitworth; what numbers per 1,000 population over 65 years of age this represents; and how it compares with the whole of England.

Mr. Alison

The information is not available in the form asked for by the hon. Member. The number of home helps—whole-time equivalents—at 30th September 1972 for the whole of Lancashire County Council was 2,769. This represented 8.7 home helps—whole-time equivalents—per 1,000 population aged 65 and over; the corresponding figure for England was 5.7.