§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the 97 hospitals for the mentally handicapped and over 150 local authority residential establishments visited by the development team for the mentally handicapped were considered to be below standard; what advice the team offered for improvement; what representations were made to him; and if he will make a statement.
Departmental Grants (£000' s) Year To Voluntary Organisations to develop IT To the IT Fund to stimulate community involvement Total Expenditure by local authorities* 1976–77 17 — 17 999 1977–78 20 — 20 2,037 1978–79 50 200 250 3,057 1979–80 230 200 430 4,173 1980–81 404 273 677 Not available * Expenditure directly on IT but excluding expenditure, not separately identified, to support IT (eg secondment of teachers, supervisors time and field social work costs, and related administration).