§ Mr. Burdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give an 239W undertaking that staff who are to teach and train mentally handicapped adults will continue to receive full-time specialised training.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work, the statutory body responsible for training in the social services, is, I understand, considering ways of ensuring the best possible training for staff required to teach and train mentally handicapped adults. The report of a Council working party, representing teaching, employment and day centre staff interests, a copy of which has been sent to me, has recently been published and is, I am told, to be
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Perinatal mortality Infant mortality Stillbirths and deaths under I week of age per 1,000 total births Deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births ENGLAND … … … … 16.9 13.7 Health Authority Region and Area: Northern … … … … 19.2 14.9 Cleveland … … … … 18.9 16.2 Cumbria … … … … 16.8 14.5 Durham … … … … 20.8 14.2 Northumberland … … … … 16.0 13.4 Gateshead … … … … 23.3 15.7 Newcastle upon Tyne … … … … 20.2 17.2 Northern Tyneside … … … … 20.9 17.4 Southern Tyneside … … … … 16.2 12.9 Sunderland … … … … 19.5 12.7 Yorkshire … … … … 18.2 15.5 Bradford … … … … 19.8 18.0 Calderdale … … … … 22.1 24.0 Humberside … … … … 19.8 14.9 Kirklees … … … … 16.7 13.8 Leeds … … … … 170 15.0 North Yorkshire … … … … 15.8 12.9 Wakefield … … … … 16.9 15.3 Trent … … … … 16.7 13.9 Bamsley … … … … 23.5 15.5 Derbyshire … … … … 18.5 15.6 Doncaster … … … … 14.2 14.6 Leicestershire … … … … 17.5 12.9 Lincolnshire … … … … 17.5 13.1 Nottinghamshire … … … … 14.9 12.9 Rotherham … … … … 13.8 15.9 Sheffield … … … … 14.4 13.7 East Angiian … … … … 130 11 .2 Cambridgeshire … … … … 13.1 11.9 Norfolk … … … … 13.5 12.0 Suffolk … … … … 12.5 9.6 North-West Thames … … … … 14.8 11.8 Barnet … … … … 11.7 10.3 Bedfordshire … … … … 15.6 10.7 Brent and Harrow … … … … 14.5 12.2 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow … … … … 15.2 13.2 Hertfordshire … … … … 14.5 11.2 Hillingdon … … … … 160 110 Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster … … … … 15.5 13.7 considered by the Council at its July meeting. I have arranged for a copy of this report to be placed in the Library.