§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the expenditure on aids, adaptations and telephones for disabled people by local authorities in each of the last five years at November 1975 prices.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisNet actual expenditure by local authorities in England on the provision of aids, adaptations to homes and telephones for the disabled 135W and elderly during each of the last four years was as follows:
1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76* £ million £ million £ million £ million Aids … … … … … 0.890 1.190 1.818 2.288 Adaptations … … … … … 1.095 1.982 2.723 3.275 Telephones … … … … … 0.781 1.491 2.367 3.265 Expenditure on these services in 1971–72 cannot be separately identified. * Provisional. Information is not available to revalue the figures to November 1975 prices.