§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims have been made upon his grant of £3 million available to parents of seriously congenitally handicapped children; and how much money is still available.
§ Sir K. JosephI am informed that up to 30th September the Rowntree Trust had received applications from 3,314 families and made 523 payments totalling £54,712 in grants and £18,040 in loans. It had also promised to help at least 500 additional families, and was due to make the payments as soon as it knows the cost of the goods and services concerned. Having regard to interest accrued, some £3 million is still available.