§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of households and the rate per 1,000 population in each local authority who received assistance with the provision of disabled persons (household aids) in (a) 1982–83 and (b) 1983–84.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is given in the following table: 315W
Provision of Aids Local authority Number of cases of assistance during 1982–83 Rate per 1,000 population Number of cases of assistance during 1983–84 Rate per 1,000 population Clwyd 4,423 11.2 7,812 19.7 Dyfed 3,411 10.2 4,358 13.0 Gwent 5,654 12.8 5,624 12.8 Gwynedd 2,109 9.1 2,188 9.4 Mid Glamorgan 5,220 9.7 9,233 17.2 Powys 751 6.8 1,011 9.1 South Glamorgan 1,879 4.8 2,383 6.1 West Glamorgan 1.821 4.9 2,038 5.6
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the numbers of households containing disabled children and the rate per 1,000 child population in each local authority who received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in (a) 1982–83 and (b) 1983–4.
Assistance with telephone rentals Local Authority Number of cases of assistance during 1982–83 Rate per 1,000 children aged under 16 Number of cases of assistance during 1983–84 Rate per 1,000 children aged under 16 Clwyd 10 0.11 9 0.10 Dyfed 2 0.03 5 0.07 Gwent 14 0.14 13 0.14 Gwynedd 14 0.28 13 0.27 Mid Glamorgan 18 0.14 34 0.28 Powys 1 0.04 1 0.04 South Glamorgan 3 0.04 12 0.14 West Glamorgan — — 13 0.17