Meals on Wheels (Hansard, 30 November 1990)

HC Deb 30 November 1990 vol 181 c515W 515W

§ Mr. Raffan
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the latest figure for the number of meals on wheels provided in Wales; and how many were provided in 1979.

§ Mr. Grist
The information available for meals provided by local authorities and voluntary organisations is shown in the table:

Meals 1979 1990

At home 1,840,265 2,135,133

Elsewhere¹ 531,946 754,565

Total 2,372,211 2,889,698

¹Meals served at day centres and clubs (including day centres at residential homes) where the main purpose of the visit to the centre is to receive a meal.

Meals	1979	1990
At home	1,840,265	2,135,133
Elsewhere¹	531,946	754,565
Total	2,372,211	2,889,698
¹Meals served at day centres and clubs (including day centres at residential homes) where the main purpose of the visit to the centre is to receive a meal.