HC Deb 27 April 1981 vol 3 c351W
Mr. Lofthouse

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost to public funds of the gift to Egypt presented to Madame Sadat by his hon. Friend the Minister with special responsibility for the disabled on 27 March to mark the International Year of Disabled People.

Mr. Rossi

The gift included some wheelchairs which, because of various special features, were surplus to requirement. As superseded models they lacked demand from our own disabled, but I understand that the Egyptian charity to which they were given found them very

Proposed Health Districts' Resident Population (000s)
Less than 100 100–200 200–300 300–400 400–500 Over 500
Number 9 58 68 34 7 4

Note

RHAs' proposals do not all use the same year for population statistics. For example, projected figures have been used where significant changes in population are expected.