§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the number of persons in each area health board who received assistance with holidays in the year ended 31st March 1977; and if he will also list the net expenditure per 1,000 population on holidays;
(2) if he will list the number of persons in Northern Ireland who received assistance with holidays in the year ended 31st March 1977; and if he will also list the net expenditure per 1,000 population on holidays.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 30th November 1977; Vol. 920, c. 265–6], gave the following information:
Excluding children in care, the number of persons assisted by the health and social services boards in the year ended 31st December 1976 was as follows:
Health and Social Services Board Number Rate per 1,000 population Northern 400 1.11 Southern 347 1.30 Eastern 2,315 3.46 Western 224 0.93 Total for Northern Ireland 3,286 2.15 Information for expenditure is not available in the form requested and could not be provided without disproportionate use of resources.
The amount of grant paid under the holiday scheme administered by the Department of Education Northern Ireland in the financial year ended 31st March 1977 was £25,213 for 3,638 persons. This represents expenditure of £16.41 per 1,000 of the population.