§ Dr. J. Dickson Mabonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his best estimate of the number of permanently and substantially handicapped people who have been newly identified in Scotland by local authorities in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. William RossThis information is not available centrally. Returns from local authorities indicate that the numbers of physically handicapped persons who commenced receiving care or assistance76W from local authority social work departments were as follows:
1970 … … … 6,740 1971 … … … 9,719 1972 … … … 9,901 1973 … … … 14,451 Figures for 1974 are not yet available.