§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons were entitled to relief under the provisions for tax relief for blind persons in 1979–80; how many of them derived benefit from the concession because their income or their spouse's income was high enough to qualify in practice; and by how much the net income of those who derived benefit from the relief was increased in the average case.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 19 May 1980, c. 42]: The total number entitled to relief is not known. Of the 130,000 registered blind persons, some
LATEST AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT (a) (b) (c) Post 1974 in-coming establishments* Post 1974 other new openings* Post 1974 SFA aided expansions† Clwyd … … … … … … 1,800 800 1,500 Dyfed … … … … … … 200 900 950 Gwent … … … … … … 2,150 1,400 1,600 Gwynedd … … … … … … 250 300 250 Mid-Glamorgan … … … … … 1,900 1,300 3,750 Powys … … … … … … 400 500 350 South Glamorgan … … … … … 2,100 950 800 West Glamorgan … … … … … 200 550 700 * Excludes all new projects employing less than 11. † Relates only to the employment achieved in the expansion of manufacturing establishments which has been aided by selective financial assistance under the Industry Act 1972.