§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the number of housholds and the rate per 1,000 population in each region which received assistance with the provision of aids in 1979–80;
(2) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region which received assistance with the provision of aids in 1979–80;
(3) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region which received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1979–80;
(4) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region which received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1979–80;
360W(5) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region which received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1979–80;
(6) if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region which received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1979–80;
(7) if he will list the number of people and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with holidays in 1979–80.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe information requested is not yet available for 1979–80, but I shall send it to the right hon. Member when it is available.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region which received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1979–80;
(2) if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region which received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1979–80.
§ Mr. FairgrieveThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Services provided by local authorities in 1979–80 Telephone installed Telephone rental Region/Islands authority No. Rate per 1,000 population No. Rate per 1,000 population Borders 18 0.2 64 0.6 Central 46 0.2 25 0.1 Dumfries and Galloway 5 0.0 7 0.0 Fife 63 0.2 21 0.1 Grampian 56 0.1 42 0.1 Highland 28 0.2 119 0.6 Lothian 275 0.4 914 1.2 Strathclyde 269 0.1 786 0.3 Tayside 34 0.1 87 0.2 Orkney 5 0.3 — — Shetland 14 0.6 101 4.6 Western Isles 4 0.1 13 0.4 Scotland 817 0.2 2,179 0.4