§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region who received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1978–79;
Telephone Rental or Installation Aids Adaptations Regional/Islands Authority No. Rate per 1,000 Child Population No. Rate per 1,000 Child Population No. Rate per 1,000 Child Population Borders … … … … 4 0.18 20 0.9 9 0.4 Central … … … … — — 34 0.5 18 0.3 Dumfries and Galloway … … 1 0.03 4 0.1 2 0.1 Fife … … … … 2 0.02 33 0.4 18 0.2 Grampian … … … … 1 0.01 46 0.4 26 0.2 Highland … … … … 1 0.02 12 0.2 7 0.1 Lothian … … … … 7 0.04 104 0.6 67 0.4 Strathclyde … … … n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Tayside … … … … — — 58 0.6 34 0.4 Orkney … … … … — — 4 0.9 — — Shetland … … … … — — 4 0.7 1 0.2 Western Isles … … … — — 4 0.5 1 0.1 n/a Not available