§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what extra costs he envisages being incurred as a result of the implementation of the provisions of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill in its present form by local authorities, district health authorities and regional health authorities; and if he will specify the reason for each item of extra expenditure.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe extra costs arising from the implementation of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill are set out in the Explanatory and Financial Memorandum attached to the Bill which was published on 11 November 1981. The costs arising from the increase in opportunities for review by the mental health review tribunal and from the new Mental Health Act Commission
Grounds of award Expectant mothers Nursing mothers Children under school age Supplementary benefit 14,000 1,000 351,000 Family income supplement 3,000 Not known 53,000 Low income 3,000 Less than 500 26,000 Notes: The numbers in the table have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
Nursing mothers are entitled to vitamin foods only.