§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what assessment he has made of the implications of the increase in the price of the annual report required by section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 for sales and readership of the report; what were the sales of the 1983 report; and what are the current and estimated out-turn sales of the 1984 report.
§ Mr. NewtonThe increased price of the two-part 1984 report reflects the cost of presenting the required information in a form that adds considerably to the report's usefulness in the field of research and development of equipment for the disabled and thus ultimately to the disabled themselves. The narrative element of the report is now availalble, as part I, at a cost lower than that of the whole report in previous years, while the more detailed content of part II is expected to appeal to researchers. The comparative figures of sales are
1983 report: 386 copies sold1984 report: Part I: 362 copies sold to datePart II: 271 copies sold to dateThe indications are that total sales will be generally in line with those of previous years.