§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give, by region, the number of places available to mentally handicapped people aged 16 to 19, 19 to 24, 24 to 29, 29 to 35, 35 to 41,41 to 47,47 to 65, and 65 years plus, in each region in social education centres/adult training centres; and if he will give the numbers for each age group on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John PattenThe Department's booklet "Adult Training Centres for the Mentally Handicapped and Day Centres for the Mentally Ill, the Elderly and the Younger Physically Handicapped", which is in the Library of the House, shows the number of places provided by local authority regions on 31 March each year. No information is collected centrally on the availability of places by ages or about the number of people on waiting lists.