§ Mr. Fittasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each area health board who received assistance with adaptations to the home in the year ended 31st March 1977: and if he will also list the net expenditure per 1,000 population on adaptations;
(2) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in Northern Ireland who received assistance with adaptations to the home in the year ended 31st March 1977; and if he will also list the net expenditure per 1,000 population on adaptations.
§ Mr. Carter,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 30th November 1977; Vol. 940, c. 263], gave the following information:
The latest available information is as follows:
Health and Social Services Board Number Rate per 1,000 population Northern 358 0.99 Southern 163 0.61 Eastern 277 0.41 Western 90 0.37 Northern Ireland 888 0.58 Expenditure by the Health and Social Services Board in the financial year ended 31st March 1977:
Health and Social Services Board Net expenditure per 1,000 population £ Northern 8.76 Southern 40.62 Eastern 37.07 Western 14.68 Northern Ireland 27.53 These figures include adaptations to Housing Executive dwellings undertaken before March 1976. Since that date the Housing Executive has assumed full financial responsibility for adaptations to its dwellings, and information relating to adaptations made since then is a matter for it.