§ Mr. David Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the proposed rate of spending on the provision of services for the mentally handicapped over the next five years.
§ Mr. MoyleThe planning guidelines in March to health authorities in England indicate a national average growth in expenditure on health and personal social services specifically for the mentally handicapped of 2.9 per cent. a year. These services will also benefit from the additional £50 million recently made available to the Health Service.