§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated annual cost of the provisions made for mentally retarded children in England.
§ Sir George YoungThe financial data available centrally, which only partially identify expenditure on services for mentally handicapped children, are as follows:
the value of the retirement pension has fallen by 11 per cent., from £23–30 to £20–99 in the case of the pension for a single person, and from £37–30 to £33–61 in the case of a married couple.