§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the expenditure referred to in his reply of 25 February, Official Report, c. 561, which is directed to the promotion of the integration of disabled people in the community; if he will set out the expenditure incurred in the last 12 months on studies in relation to the needs of disabled people; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KingIt is not possible to list all the expenditure directed to helping the disabled or studying their needs which is not specifically identified within my programmes and includes expenditure by non-departmental bodies. However, some £10.5 million was made available in grants for adaptations and improvements for disabled people in 1982, and, under the Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978, 82,000 domestic applicants received rate relief of approximately £6 million and about 6,000 institutes received relief of £33 million.