§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of whole-time equivalent home helps in each Welsh county; and, in those counties where there is a shortfall under the recommended level of provision, if he will publish the actual number of home helps estimated to be required to offset the shortfall.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonThe numbers of whole-time equivalent home helps in each Welsh county at 30 September 1984, are given in the table below:
Number of home helps (whole-time equivalent) at 30 September 1984 Local authority Number Clwyd 348.0 Dyfed 335.0 Gwent 623.3 Gwynedd 270.0 Mid Glamorgan 849.0 Powys 113.8 South Glamorgan 421.0 West Glamorgan 503.2 Assessments of need and decisions on levels of service to be provided are both matters for determination locally.