§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was (a) the number of whole-time equivalent home helps, (b) the number of cases in which home helps were provided, (c) the total number of home help hours provided and (d) the number of home help hours provided per 1,000 population over 65 years of age in Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe numbers of whole-time equivalent home helps in Wales at 30 September of each year for the last five years for which information is available were:
Year Number 1978 2,894.0 1979 2,824.8 1980 2,864.0 1981 2,994.0 1982 3,028.8 The numbers of cases in which home helps were provided in Wales in the years ending 31 March for the last five years for which information is available were:
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Year Number 1979 42,327 1980 44,436 1981 45,441 1982 47,634 1983 51,837 Information on the number of home help hours provided is not available centrally.