HC Deb 26 July 1990 vol 177 cc432-3W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the last year in which his Department produced local authority profiles containing indicators of key social services.

Mr. Dorrell

Key indicators of local authority social services 1987–88 were published on 19 July 1990. Local authority profiles covering 1981–82 to 1985–86 were published in April 1989; copies are available in the Library. The 1983–84 to 1987–88 versions are due to be released in autumn 1990.

Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has for each social services authority in England of the number of(a) telephones installed, (b) people assisted with telephone rentals, (c) aids provided (d) housing adaptations provided and (e) holidays provided; and if he will express this both as a total figure and at a rate per 1,000 of the population for the years 1981–82 to 1988–89.

Mr. Dorrell

The information available is published in the statistical services' "Domiciliary Services, Meals, Aids and Adaptations" (reference A/F 18), copies of which are in the Library. Those data have not been collected centrally since the year ended 31 March 1987.

Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was the percentage increase in expenditure on the personal social services since 1980, adjusted by the gross domestic product deflator, for each social services authority in England;

(2) if he will rank all social services authorities by their expenditure per 1,000 of the population on the personal social services for (a) 1978–79 at current prices and (b) the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Dorrell

I will write to the hon. Member.