§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he last issued guidance to social service authorities under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948, to make arrangements to make registers of people requiring assistance on account of disability etc.;
(2) if he will publish the present guidance to social service authorities under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948; and if he intends to revise this guidance.
§ Mr. DorrellThe last guidance to local authorities on registration practice was issued in 1974 in local authority circular 17/74 a copy of which will be placed in the Library. This document has been copied to health authorities for information and wider publication is not considered necessary. We have no current plans to revise this guidance.
§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the numbers of people registered under the provisions of the National Assistance Act 1948, for the social services authorities in(a) Calderdale, (b) Bradford, (c) Wakefield, (d) Kirklees, (e) Leeds, (f) Rochdale and (g) Oldham.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is published in the following triennial publications, copies of which are held in the Library:
- Registers of physically disabled persons (General Classes) at 31 March 1987, England, (Ref. A/F 87/19)
- Registers of blind and partially sighted persons at 31 March 1988, England, (Ref. A/F 88/7)
- Registers of the deaf and hard of hearing at 31 March 1989, England, (Ref. A/F 89/20)