Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Hansard, 28 May 1976)

§ Mr. Kilroy-Silk
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many telephones have been provided under the terms of the National Assistance Act 1948 and the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 by Knowsley Borough Council since August 1975; and how this compares with the national average;
(2) what is the allocation for aid and adaptations for chronically sick and disabled persons made by Knowsley Borough Council for 1975–76; and how this compares with the national average;
(3) how many aids and adaptations have been provided for chronically sick and disabled persons by Knowsley Borough Council in the last year for which figures are available; and how this compares with the national average;
(4) if he will provide the total of each of those services in Section 2 of

Households assisted Per 100,000 total population

Number Knowsley England

Telephone installation … … … … 150 79 47

Telephone attachments … … … … 5 2.6 3.5

Telephone rentals … … … … 230 122 101

Other communications aids … … … … 10 5.7 4.4

Television supply and installation … … … Nil Nil 4.7

Television licences … … … … Nil Nil 35

Radio … … … … Nil Nil 1.1

Other personal aids … … … … 350 185 343

Adaptations (all property) … … … … 70 38 89

Holidays^* … … … … 60 32 225

^* These figures are for persons not households.

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§ Mr. Orme
Following is the information:
the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 that have been provided by Knowsley Borough Council in the last year, indicating how each compares with the national average.

§ Mr. Alfred Morris
Information about provision of telephones since August 1975, and about allocations for aids and adaptations for 1976–77 is not yet available but, in its 1975–76 estimates, Knowsley Council provided for expenditure of £116 per 1,000 population on aids and adaptations for all client groups compared with an average figure for all authorities in England of £105.
During 1974–75, the latest year for which information is available, provision by Knowsley Council under Section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act and Section 45 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 in the case of the frail elderly not disabled, compared to average provision in England was as follows:

					Households assisted Per 100,000 total population
					Number	Knowsley	England
Telephone installation	…	…	…	…	150	79	47
Telephone attachments	…	…	…	…	5	2.6	3.5
Telephone rentals	…	…	…	…	230	122	101
Other communications aids	…	…	…	…	10	5.7	4.4
Television supply and installation	…	…	…	Nil	Nil	4.7
Television licences	…	…	…	…	Nil	Nil	35
Radio	…	…	…	…	Nil	Nil	1.1
Other personal aids	…	…	…	…	350	185	343
Adaptations (all property)	…	…	…	…	70	38	89
Holidays^*	…	…	…	…	60	32	225
^* These figures are for persons not households.