§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what evidence he has that the services for those with learning disability living within the community have increased. [6061]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansProgress made under the mental handicap strategy is outlined in the revised Welsh mental handicap strategy guidance issued in 1994, copies of which are in the House Library. The following table shows progress in the provision of services during the first 10 years of the strategy.
1983 1988 1993 Adults living in their own home in the community 166 614 1,427 Families receiving support in their own homes 41 1,858 4,691 Individuals with especially difficult behaviour receiving support 16 64 610 Individuals receiving new patterns of daytime care 0 913 3,665 Figures for 1995–96 are not yet available.