§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will update table 8 of the survey"Handicapped and Impaired in Great Britain", Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1971, showing the estimated numbers of men and women in Great Britain with varying degrees of handicap.
§ Mr. RossiStudies since the national survey on which"Handicapped and Impaired in Great Britain" was based have been limited in scope or too variable in quality for their results to be used out of context to update the figures in table 8. A major national survey would be required and the Government have no plans at present for such an undertaking.