§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to meet leaders in Wales of the Alzheimer's Disease Society.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe Department is in regular and close contact with the Wales development officer of the Alzheimer's Disease Society.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial aid he gives to the Alzheimer's Disease Society.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettA total of £70,000 in 1991–92, including funding under the elderly initiative and the mental illness strategy and to support the work of the society's development officer in Wales.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what research moneys he gives to the Alzheimer's Disease Society in Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettNo money is specifically earmarked to the Alzheimer's Disease Society for research. However, the Government are contributing towards a collaborative study led by the Institute of Human Ageing, Liverpool into the incidence of dementia. As part of this, some £30,000 each year is being provided for that part of the research being undertaken at University college of North Wales, Bangor.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what help he proposes to give to carers concerning Alzheimer's disease in Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe Welsh Office-led all-Wales mental illness strategy and our comprehensive programme of action to develop social care more generally are intended to promote the development of services which provide care for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, including appropriate support for families and friends who contribute to care. These initiatives are supported by record levels of resources, including £4.6 million in 1991–92 for the mental illness strategy—more than double last year's allocation; and over £4 million under the elderly initiative, the new scheme to promote more flexible forms of community care for elderly people and those with sensory or physical disabilities, and in funding for voluntary organisations, including the Alzheimer's Disease Society.
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§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of sufferers from Alzheimer's disease in Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettBased on an estimate derived from the NHS Health Advisory Service's publication "The Rising Tide—Developing Services for Mental Illness in Old Age" published in November 1982, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, there are approximately 28,000–9,500 males and 18,500 females—suffering from Alzheimer's disease in Wales.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many carers of Alzheimer's disease sufferers there are in Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe precise number of carers is not known, but we recognise that many people contribute in different ways to the support of this group of vulnerable people.