§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons in Wales are currently registered as disabled; and what were the corresponding figures for the preceding five years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasReturns from local authorities showing the position at 31st March 1973 are not yet complete.
The following table gives the total of general classes physically disabled—that is, excluding the blind, deaf and dumb— for the previous five years:
31st December 1967 … … 14,321 31st December 1968 … … 15,275 31st December 1969 … … 15,980 31st December 1970 … … 16,985 31st March 1972 … … 19,758
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales in how many homes each local authority in Wales has made adjustments for the benefit of a physically handicapped person in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThis information cannot readily be obtained for any period prior to the year ended 31st March 1973. Returns from the local authorities concerning that year are currently being examined and I hope to be able to provide the information shortly. I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much money has been spent by each local authority in Wales in each of the financial years since the passing of the Act on implementing the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasInformation about money spent by local authorities on the implementation of the Act is not separately identifiable.
The following table shows the net expenditure on services for the physically handicapped by each local authority in Wales for the last two years for which actual expenditure figures are available.
196WThe total expenditure of £618,863 in 1971– 72 represents an increase of 46.8 per cent. over the expenditure for the previous year.
Local Authority 1970–71 1971–72 £ £ Anglesey CC … 4,036 6,156 Brecon CC … 7,615 6,200 Cardigan CC … 11,008 15,503 Carmarthen CC … 14,943 20,424 Caernarvon CC … 13,104 34,542 Denbigh CC … 20,169 34,987 Flint CC … 12,023 30,760 Glamorgan CC … 128,154 154,067 Merioneth CC … 10,584 13,358 MonmouthCC … 104,084 132,138 Montgomery CC … 2,446 6,682 Pembroke CC … 15,545 46,065 Radnor CC … 7,026 10,762 Cardiff CBC … 33,239 44,305 MerthyrTydfilCBC … 5,103 7,179 Newport CBC … 19,307 42,076 Swansea CBC … 13,046 13,659 Total … 421,432 618,863
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons each local authority in Wales has registered as chronically sick or disabled, as required by the Act of 1970.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasFigures for the 31st March 1972, the latest date for which the information is available, are given in the following table:
Registers of handicapped persons on 31st March 1972 General Classes Anglesey … … … 612 Breconshire … … … 458 Caernarvonshire … … … 1,227 Cardiganshire … … … 459 Carmarthenshire … … … 1,407 Denbighshire … … … 1,139 Flintshire … … … 707 Glamorgan … … … 7,051 Merioneth … … … 379 Monmouthshire … … … 2,202 Montgomeryshire … … … 151 Pembrokeshire … … … 486 Radnorshire … … … 124 Cardiff … … … 1,276 Merthyr Tydfil … … … 345 Newport … … … 916 Swansea … … … 819 Total … … … 19,758
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many telephones each local authority in Wales has installed in response to the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
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§ Mr. Peter ThomasSubmission of returns from local authorities is incomplete but I hope it will be possible to give this information shortly. I will write to the hon. Member when it is available.