HC Deb 03 December 1990 vol 182 c38W
Mr. Raffan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of home helps in Wales at the present time; and how many there were in 1979.

Mr. Grist

The number of home helps in Wales is shown in the table:

Home helps At 30 September 1979 1989
Whole-time 153.0 401.0
Part-time:
Number 6,234.0 7,877.0
wte1 2,671.8 3,576.8
Total wte 2,824.8 3,977.8
1Whole-time equivalents.