§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many telephones were installed in the homes of disabled people in 1979, 1980 and to the most recent date in 1981 for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RossiThe numbers of telephone installations for elderly or disabled people arranged by local authorities in England and Wales for the years requested were as follows:
Year ending 31 March Number 1979 16,884 1980 12,941 1981 8,949
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many telephones were installed in the homes of disabled people in the county of Derbyshire in 1979, 1980 and to the most recent date in 1981 for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RossiThe numbers of telephone installations arranged by Derbyshire county council for elderly or disabled people in each of the years requested was as follows:
England Derbyshire Year to 31 March Year to 31 March Year to 31 March Year to 31 March 1979 1980 1979 1980 Persons aged under 65: chronically sick and severely physically handicapped 45,317 44,786 1,243 1,234 Persons aged 65 and over 645,009 659,550 16,740 17,248 Comparable figures were not collected for the year ending 31 March 1981 and are not planned to be collected in subsequent years.