§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out in the Official Report his estimates of the cost of (a) increased value added tax and (b) the Clegg awards to each area health authority in Wales; and what is the amount by which they are offset by increased allocations from central Government.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThere is no offset from central Government for the increase in VAT. The Department's estimates for 1979–80 for VAT and in respect of the Clegg awards so far announced are:
with local authorities in Wales at 31 March.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of disabled people in each category who were registered with local authorities in Wales at 31 March 1979 is as follows:
Deaf with speech 685* Deaf without speech 920* Hard of hearing 1,016* Very severely handicapped 4,189 Severely/appreciably handicapped 22,079 Others 14,023 Unclassified 14,836 Blind 7,496 Partially sighted 3,635 * These figures include estimated numbers for West Glamorgan.