§ Mrs. Ann Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the percentage of mentally handicapped children under the age of 15 years who lived at home in 1974 and 1975.
§ Dr. OwenReliable estimates of the total number of mentally handicapped children are not available; and it is thus not possible to quote the percentage who live at home. Some 15,000 are in hospitals, residential schools or local authority homes in England.