§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of people and the rate per 1,000 population in each area board who received assistance with holidays in 1981–82.
§ Mr. John PattenAssistance with holidays is provided in Northern Ireland by both the health and social services boards and by the education and library boards. The information for 1981–82 is as follows:
Health and Social Services Boards Numbers assisted Rate per 1,000 population Eastern 884 1.42 Northern 664 1.79 Southern 209 0.79 Western 291 1.21 Total 2,048 1.36
Education and Library Boards Numbers assisted Rate per 1,000 population Belfast 2,971 8.6 North Eastern 3,466 10.1 South Eastern 2,978 9.5 Southern 1,821 6.1 Western 1,205 4.9 Total 12,441 8.0 In addition, the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) assisted 1,662 persons mainly through a community relations holiday scheme which provides financial assistance for holidays for mixed Protestant and Catholic groups of children and young people.