§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update the information on family allowances given to the hon. Member for Barking, Official Report, 25th February 1976, column 270.
§ Mr. OrmeOn the basis of the movement in the General Index of Retail
Places available to Local Authorities for At 31st March 1977 Increase since Number 31st March 1976 per cent. Mentally Handicapped Adult Training Centres … … … 37,556 2,026 5.7 Residential … … … 13,354 982 7.9 Mentally Ill Day Centres … … … 5,551 677 13.9 Residential … … … 5,033 348 7.4 NOTES:
1. Figures quoted include places made available to local authorities by other organisations.
2. All figures are provisional
716WPrices, the equivalent in December 1977, the latest month for which figures are available, of the £0.90 and £1 family allowances introduced in October 1968 was £2.57 and £2.86 respectively.