HC Deb 22 July 1976 vol 915 cc594-603W
Mr. Hannam

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children in each local authority who received assistance with holidays in 1974–75 expressed per 1,000 child population;

(2) if he will list the number of households in each local authority who received assistance with holidays in 1974–75 expressed per 1,000 population.

Mr. Alfred Morris

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 16th July 1976; Vol. 915, c. 296–7], circulated the following information:

Information on assistance with holidays relates to people, not households. The following are the rates for the number of children assisted per 1,000 population aged under 16 and the number of people per 1,000 total population, respectively. The information relates to everyone assisted over holidays—except children in care—whether or not they are disabled.

Local Authority Number of children under 16 assisted with holidays per 1,000 population aged under 16 Number of persons assisted with holidays per 1,000 population
NORTHERN REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Countries:
Cleveland 1.799 2.278
Cumbria 0.045 0.580
Durham 0.580 0.684
Northumberland 1.039 0.494
Metropolitan County—Tyn and Wear:
Districts
Gateshead 0.739 1.853
Newcastle upon 0.387 4.394
North Tyneside 0.996 1.054
South Tyneside 1.562 2.726
Sunderland 0.241 0.871
YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Countries:
Humberside 0.131 0.494
North Yorkshire 0.983 0.988
Metropolitan County—South Yorkshire:
Districts
Barnsley 0.085 1.379
Doncaster Nil 0.624
Rotherham Nil 0.322
Sheffield 0.244 0.620
Metropolitan County— West Yorkshire:
Districts
Bradford Nil 2.794
Calderdale Nil 0.473
Kirklees Nil 0.778
Leeds 0.544 1.398
Wakefield 0.077 0.897
NORTH WESTERN REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Cheshire 0.079 0.528
Lancashire 0.046 0.896
Metropolitan County—Greater Manchester:
Districts
Bolton 1.900 1.665
Bury 0.063 0.954
Manchester 0.317 2.002
Oldham Nil 5.336
Rochdale Nil 2.165
Salford 0.059 1.440
Stockport 0.106 0.302
Tameside Nil 0.364
Trafford Nil 0.176
Wigan Nil 0.535
Metropolitan County—Merseyside:
Districts
Knowsley 0.016 0.323
Liverpool 0.436 3.067
Sefton 0.057 0.534
St. Helens 0.025 0.408
Wirral 0.233 0.891
WEST MIDLANDS REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Hereford and Worcester 1.300 1.702
Salop 0.228 0.477
Staffordshire 0.389 1.290
Warwickshire 0.024 0.871
Metropolitan County—West Midlands:
Districts
Birmingham Nil 0.118
Coventry 0.186 2.475
Dudley Nil 0.017
Sandwell 0.013 1.912
Solihull 0.554 2.518
Walsall Nil 1.878
Wolverhampton Not available 3.039

Local Authority Number of children under 16 assisted with holidays per 1,000 population aged under 16 Number of persons assisted with holidays per 1,000 population
EAST MIDLANDS REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Countries:
Derbyshire 0.184 1.079
Leicestershire 0.612 0.751
Lincolnshire 0.085 0.360
Northamptonshire 0.370 6.029
Nottinghamshire 0.099 0.574
LONDON NORTH REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties
Bedfordshire 0.181 1.549
Berkshire 1.951 1.013
Buckinghamshire 0.357 0.583
Cambridgeshire 0.131 0.494
Essex 0.003 0.428
Hertfordshire 0.012 0.488
Norfolk Nil 1.109
Oxfordshire Not available 0.656
Suffolk 0.155 0.374
LONDON REGION:
Inner London:
Camden 6.137 22.093
Greenwich 1.711 12.688
Hackney Nil 22.938
Hammersmith 1.763 3.508
Islington 0.459 19.094
Kensinton Nil 2.772
Lambeth 7.006 11.416
Lewisham 1.027 12.256
Southwark 8.311 15.019
Tower Hamlets Not available 37.067
Wandsworth 8.544 16.636
Westminster 4.303 8.604
City of London Nil 4.717
Outer London:
Barking 0.335 25.387
Barnet 0.158 1.349
Bexley 0.037 1.789
Brent 0.098 9.464
Bromley 0.272 1.154
Croydon Nil 1.892
Ealing 0.015 1.159
Enfield 1.141 6.397
Haringey 0.203 11.731
Harrow 1.400 6.497
Havering 0.051 13.183
Hillingdon 1.103 6.529
Hounslow 0.087 4.673
Kingston-upon-Thames 0.877 1.919
Merton 0.054 2.566
Newham 0.602 3.569
Redbridge Nil 8.384
Richmond-upon-Thames 0.826 1.552
Sutton 0.656 0.981
Waltham Forest 0.222 4.075
SOUTHERN REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Dorset 0.588 0.580
Hampshire 0.104 1.075
Isle of Wight Nil 0.036
Kent 0.011 0.462
Surrey 0.165 0.510
East Sussex 0.008 0.052
West Sussex 0.029 0.591
Wiltshire 0.907 1.642

Local Authority Number of children under 16 assisted with holidays per 1,000 population aged under 16 Number of persons assisted with holidays per 1,000 population
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Avon 0.439 1.890
Cornwall 0.011 0.283
Devon 0.035 0.886
Gloucestershire 0.016 0.297
Somerset 1.089 1.304

Mr. Hannam

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children in each local authority who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1974–75 expressed per 1,000 child population;

(2) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children in each local authority who received assistance with adaptations to their homes in 1974–75 expressed per 1,000 child population;

(3) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children in each

Local Authority Aids Installation of Telephones Adaptations to Property
NORTHERN REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Cleveland 0.428 0.025 0.081
Cumbria 0.090 Nil 0.072
Durham 0.040 0.033 0.080
Northumberland 0.248 0.031 0.124
Metropolitan County—Tyne and Wear:
Districts
Gateshead 0.180 0.018 0.072
Newcastle upon Tyne 0.863 0.045 0.179
North Tyneside 0.078 0.020 0.098
South Tyneside 0.233 0.093 0.210
Sunderland 0.330 0.025 0.431
YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Humberside 0.276 0.014 0.100
North Yorkshire 0.281 0.001 0.127
Metropolitan County—South Yorkshire:
Districts
Barnsley 0.170 0.017 0.357
Doncaster Not available 0.026 0.302
Rotherham 0.119 0.030 0.178
Sheffield 0.122 Nil 0.297
Metropolitan County—West Yorkshire:
Districts
Bradford 0.167 Nil 0.150
Calderda 0.063 Nil 0.147
Kirklees 0.135 Nil 0.052
Leeds 0.100 0.006 0.111
Wakefield 0.346 0.038 0.513
NORTH-WESTERN REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Cheshire 0.396 0.017 0.167
Lancashire 0.315 0.006 0.107

local authority who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1974–75 expressed per 1,000 child population.

Mr. Alfred Morris

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 16th July 1976; Vol. 915, c. 296–7], circulated the following information:

The number of households including a handicapped child aged under 16 per 1,000 child population in each local authority which received assistance in the year ended 31st March 1975 were as follows:

Local Authority Aids Installation of Telephones Adaptations to Property
Metropolitan County—Greater Manchester:
Districts
Bolton 0.221 Nil 0.177
Bury 0.211 0.021 0.169
Manchester Not available 0.083 0.242
Oldham 0.169 0.051 0.135
Rochdale 0.365 Nil 0.087
Salford 0.235 Nil 0.103
Stockport 0.198 Nil 0.303
Tameside 0.107 Nil 0.071
Trafford 0.386 Nil 0.211
Wigan 0.369 0.074 0.455
Metropolitan County—Merseyside:
Districts
Knowsley 0.322 0.064 0.225
Liverpool 0.143 0.120 0.775
Sefton 0.721 0.095 0.266
St. Helens 0.089 Nil 0.076
Wirral 0.355 0.011 0.233
WEST MIDLANDS REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Hereford and Worcester 0.245 0.034 0.088
Salop 0.033 0.043 0.043
Staffordshire 0.222 0.008 0.058
Warwickshire 0.448 0.016 0.080
Metropolitan County—West Midlands:
Districts
Birmingham 0.074 0.030 0.115
Coventry 0.197 Nil 0.263
Dudley 0.143 Nil 0.117
Sand well 0.076 0.051 0.026
Solihull 0.054 Nil 0.143
Walsall 0.322 Nil 0.027
Wolverhampton 0.134 Nil 0.282
EAST MIDLANDS REGION:
Metropolitan Counties:
Derbyshire 0.138 Nil 0.069
Leicestershire Not available 0.028 0.436
Lincolnshire 0.373 Nil 0.047
Northamptonshire 0.385 0.015 0.060
Nottinghamshire 0.290 0.087 0.202
LONDON NORTH REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Bedfordshire 1.159 0.036 0.072
Berkshire 0.367 0.011 0.086
Buckinghamshire 0.007* 0.141 0.067
Cambridgeshire 0.247 0.007 0.080
Essex 0.253 0.017 0.124
Hertfordshire 0.240 0.004 0.062
Norfolk 0.052 Nil 0.084
Oxfordshire 0.015 Nil 0.059
Suffolk 0.296 0.007 0.120
LONDON REGION:
INNER LONDON:
Camden 0.469 0.108 0.181
Greenwich 0.351 0.021 0.186
Hackney 0.214 0.058 Nil
Hammersmith 0.334 0.061 Nil
Islington 0.108 0.270 Nil
Kensington 0.637 0.147 Nil
Lambeth 0.422 0.029 0.160
Lewisham 0.101 0.084 0.034
Southwark 0.209 0.019 0.076
Tower Hamlet Not available Nil Not available
Wandsworth 1.200 0.224 0.688
Westminster 0.398 0.080 0.159
City of London Nil Nil Nil
* A total of 3,372 aids were supplied to 800 persons by the Area Health Authority.

Local Authority Aids Installation of Telephones Adaptations to Property
OUTER LONDON:
Barking 0.056 Nil 0.056
Barnet 0.760 0.079 0.222
Bexley 0.519 0.056 0.074
Brent 0.261 0.049 0.147
Bromley 0.740 0.015 0.091
Croydon 0.214 0.025 0.264
Ealing 0.295 0.059 0.221
Enfield 0.134 Nil 0.117
Haringey 0.536 0.111 0.055
Harrow 0.422 Nil 0.311
Havering 0.253 Mil 0.135
Hillingdon 0.404 Nil 0.588
Hounslow 0.283 Nil 0.130
Kingston-upon-Thames 0.175 0.035 0.070
Merton 0.622 0.027 0.378
Newham Not available 0.017 Nil
Redbridge Nil Nil 0.041
Richmond-upon-Thames 0.336 Nil 0.306
Sutton 0.157 Nil 0.289
Waltham Forest 0.648 Nil 0.093
SOUTHERN REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties
Dorset 0.365 0.025 0.058
Hampshire 0.181 0.019 0.125
Isle of Wight 0.042 Nil 0.085
Kent 0.093 0.022 0.063
Surrey 0.401 0.008 0.249
East Sussex 0.210 Nil 0.085
West Sussex 0.250 Nil 0.184
Wiltshire 0.682 0.015 0.232
SOUTH WESTERN REGION:
Non-Metropolitan Counties:
Avon 0.201 Nil 0.110
Cornwall 0.077 0.011 0.055
Devon 0.479 Nil 0.079
Gloucester 0.358 0.016 0.081
Somerset Not available 0.011 Not available