§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the number of people and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with holidays in 1980–81;
(2)if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1980–81;
(3)if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1980–81;
(4)if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1980–81;
(5)if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each region who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1980–81.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table:
(3)if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1980–81;
(4)if he will list the number of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each region who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1980–81.
§ Mr. Allan StewartProvisional figures of services provided by local authorities for disabled children in 1980–81 are contained in the table below:
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Regional/Islands Authority Telephone rental or installation Aids Adaptations Number Rate* Number Rate* Number Rate* Lothian 4 — 103 0.6 63 0.4 Strathclyde n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Tayside 3 — 69 0.8 45 0.5 Orkney 0 — 5 1.2 1 0.2 Shetland 0 — 2 0.3 1 0.2 Western Isles n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a * Per 1,000 child population.
n/a=Not available.