§ Lord Tebbitasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the extent of Government funding to facilitate the provision of disability information since 1990; to whom it has been paid; and with what result. [HL4767]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathA full answer could be provided only at a disproportionate cost. However, since 1996, the Department of Health has provided over £14 million to voluntary organisations providing disability information under Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968. We also funded the development of a UK Disability Database by two voluntary organisations, the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the Disabled Living Foundation, at a cost of £200,000 per year in the three years between 1997–98 and 1999–2000. We have also provided disability information directly to the public at a cost of around £1.4 million between 1994 and 2000.