HC Deb 02 February 1977 vol 925 cc194-5W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of those handicapped by a chronic illness or a permanent disability in the county districts of the Greater Manchester Metropolitan County and England, is (a) under 20 years, (b) 20 to 65 years, (c) 65 years to 80 years and (d) over 80 years.

Mr. Alfred Morris

Information is not available in the form requested. At 31st March 1976, however, the percentages of people on all local authority registers of the handicapped for England and for the districts of Greater Manchester Metropolitan County, by age distribution, were as follows:

Under 16 16–64 65 and over
England … 3 35 62
Bolton … 2 54 44
Bury … 3 44 53
Manchester … 3 41 56
Oldham … 2 36 62
Rochdale … 1 51 47
Salford … 3 42 55
Stockport … 3 38 60
Tameside … 2 50 48
Trafford … 3 45 52
Wigan … 2 60 38