§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many hearing aids with a switch for use with a telephone have been issued; and what is now the monthly average.
§ Mr. RossiFrom the introduction of behind the ear aids into the NHS standard range in 1974 until November 1981, the most recent date for which figures are available, 1,620,348 aids with telephone switches were issued from the NHS standard range in England and Wales. This figure does not include the small number of BW81 aids supplied for named individuals for which figures are not immediately available. The monthly average for the 11 months of 1981 to which figures relate is 31,516.