§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many disabled people are provided with special telephone attachments; and what is the comparable figure for May 1979.
§ Mr. ButcherI have been asked to reply.
British Telecom supplies many special types of telephones including, for example, those with push buttons, enlarged dials, amplifying handsets, lights in place of bells and inductive couplers, all of which are used by disabled people. However, many of these are also used by those who are not disabled, and it is therefore not possible to give figures for the number of disabled people with special telephone attachments.