HC Deb 14 February 1978 vol 944 cc112-3W
Mr. Carter-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list those physical conditions which result in a mental handicap which in turn renders people unable to walk; and what is his estimate of the number of people suffering from each such condition who are affected in this way;

(2) what advice he has received concerning the dependence or otherwise of the human locomotor system on cerebral activity; and if he will make a statement;

(3) if he will list those mental disablements which render the sufferer unable to walk but which are not caused by a physical condition; if he will specify the non-physical cause in each case; and what is his estimate of the number of sufferers in each case who are affected in this way.

Mr. Ennals

I will let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.