HC Deb 25 March 1982 vol 20 cc399-400W
Mr. Anderson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981 for the provision of (a) home helps and (b) meals on wheels for each of the Welsh counties and in total.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information is given in the following tables.

Table 1. Home Helps
Number of households provided with home helps
1979 1980 1981*
Clwyd 4,626 4,089 4,511
Dyfed 3,903 4,252 4,306
Gwent 6,992 7,369 7,557
Gwynedd 2,908 3,265 3,405
Mid Glamorgan 11,475 12,647 12,971
Powys 1,031 1,111 1,007
South Glamorgan 6,003 6,278 6,028

Number of households provided with home helps
1979 1980 1981*
West Glamorgan 5,389 5,425 5,656
Wales 42,327 44,436 45,441
* Provisional.

Table 2. Meals on Wheels
Thousands
Number of meals served
1979 1980 1981*
Clwyd 202 221 214
Dyfed 122 144 132
Gwent 176 179 189
Gwynedd 110 116 106
Mid Glamorgan 994 1,048 982
Powys 50 46 79
South Glamorgan 433 428 469
West Glamorgan 285 311 262
Wales 2,372 2,492† 2,432†
* Provisional.
† Figures do not add up due to rounding

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