HC Deb 24 February 1982 vol 18 cc410-4W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is as follows:

Cases of assistance with the provision of aids in 1980–81
Number Rate*
Clwyd 2,681 6.94
Dyfed 2,277 6.98
Gwent 3,062 7.03
Gwynedd 1,360 6.00
Mid Glamorgan 3,956 7.36
Powys 813 7.56
South Glamorgan 627 1.60
West Glamorgan 880 2.41
Wales. 15,656 5.64

* Rate per 1,000 population at 30 June 1980. Information is available only for the number of cases receiving assistance which, in general, will be for one person rather than for a household.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number or households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows:

Cases of assistance with the payment of telephones where the person assisted was aged under 16 years
Number Rate*
Clwyd 241 2.73
Dyfed 30 0.44
Gwent †42 0.42
Gwynedd 10 0.20
Mid Glamorgan 89 0.70
Powys 3 0.13
South Glamorgan 22 0.25
West Glamorgan 14 0.17
WALES †451 0.72

Notes:

* Rate per 1,000 population aged under 16 at 30 June 1980.

†Estimated.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number or households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows:

Cases of assistance with the installation of telephones in 1980–81
Number Rate*
Clwyd 66 0.17
Dyfed 47 0.14
Gwent 119 0.27
Gwynedd 26 0.11
Mid Glamorgan 409 0.76
Powys 4 0.04
South Glamorgan 131 0.33
West Glamorgan 45 0.12
WALES 847 0.30

Note:

* Rate per 1,000 population at 30 June 1980. Information is available only for the number of cases receiving assistance which, in general, will be for one person rather than for a household.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority who received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows:

Cases of assistance with the payment of telephone rentals* in 1980–81
Number Rate†
Clwyd 378 0.98
Dyfed 548 1.68
Gwent 1,009 2.32
Gwynedd 477 2.10
Mid Glamorgan 0 0.00
Powys 50 0.46
South Glamorgan 899 2.30
West Glamorgan 665 1.82
WALES 4026 1.45

* Those rentals for which the local authority was currently responsible at 31 March 1981, including rentals for telephones installed during the year.

† Rate per 1,000 population at 30 June 1980. Information is available only for the number of cases receiving assistance which, in general, will be for one person, rather than for a household.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is as follows:

Cases of assistance in 1980–81 with installation of telephones where
the person assisted was aged under 16 years
Number Rate*
Clwyd 5 0.06
Dyfed 0 0.00
Gwent 2 0.02
Gwynedd 1 0.02
Mid Glamorgan 7 0.05
Powys 0 0.00
South Glamorgan 0 0.00
West Glamorgan 0 0.00
WALES 15 0.02

* Rate per 1,000 population aged under 16 at 30 June 1980.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority who received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows:

Cases of assitance with payment of Telephone rentals the person assisted was aged under 16 years
Number Rate†
Clwyd 16 0.18
Dyfed 3 0.04
Gwent 18 0.18
Gwynedd 23 0.46
Mid Glamorgan 0 0.00
Powys 1 0.04
South Glamorgan 6 0.07
West Glamorgan 8 0.10
WALES 75 0.12

* Those rentals for which the local authority were currently responsible at 31 March 1981, including rentals for telephones installed during the year.

† Rate per 1,000 population aged under 16 at 30 June 1980

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority who received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows:

Cases of assitance with adptations to properties* in 1980–81
Number Rate†
Clwyd 76 0.22
Dyfed 72 0.22
Gwent 96 0.36
Gwynedd 81 0.36
Mid Glamorgan 224 0.42
Powys 22 0.20
South Glamorgan 170 0.43
West Glamorgan 203 0.55
WALES 944 0.34

* INCLUDES ONLY THOSE CASES WHERE THE WHOLE COST WAS MET BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ADAPTATIONS CARRIED OUT BY HOUSING AUTHORITIES ARE NOT INCLUDED.

† RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION AT 30 JUNE 1980.

Information is available only for the number of cases receiving assistance which, in general, will be for one person rather than for a household.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority who received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows:

Cases of assistance in 1980–81 with adaptations to property where the person assisted was aged under 16 years
Number Rate†
Clwyd 7 0.08
Dyfed 9 0.13
Gwent 1 0.01
Gwynedd 6 0.12
Mid Glamorgan 10 0.08
Powys 1 0.04
South Glamorgan 4 0.05
West Glamorgan 2 0.02
Wales 40 0.06

* Includes only those cases where the whole cost was met by the social services department.

† Rate per 1,000 population aged under 16 at 30 June 1980.

Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of people and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority who received assistance with holidays in 1980–81.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows:

Cases of assitance with holidays in 1980–81*
Number Rate†
Clwyd 119 0.31
Dyfed 0 0.00
Gwent 977 2.24
Cases of assitance with
holidays in 1981–81
Number Rate
Gwynedd 95 0.42
Mid Glamorgan 998 1.86
Powys 0 0.00
South Glamorgan 421 1.08
West Glamorgan 645 1.76
Wales 3,255 1.17

* Includes all cases where a person, whether handicapped o: not, was provided with a holiday whose cost, in whole or in part, fell upon the social services department.

† Rate per 1,000 population at 30 June 1980.

Information is available only for the number of cases receiving assistance which, in general, will be for one person rather than for a household.