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Mr. Fred Evans
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the statistics relating to services provided under Section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act by local authorities in Wales in the last financial year; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Barry Jones
The information is as follows:
| Form of Assistance | Number of households helped in 1974–75 | Comparable figures for 1973–74 |
| Telephones | 1,274 | 1,403 |
| Attachments | 41 | 112 |
| Telephone rentals | 2,258 | 1,323 |
| Other communication equipment | 35 | 39 |
| Televisions installed | 242 | 1,624 |
| Licences | 561 | 425 |
| Radio | 216 | 101 |
| Other personal aids | 9,405 | 8,288 |
| Adaptations to property | 2,238 | 1,419* |
| Private minor | 917 | 541 |
| Private major | 117 | 69 |
| Local authority | 1,204 | 672 |
| Net Total Households† | 13,066 | 12,790 |
| Holidays provided | 1,757 | 2,077 |
| * Total includes 137 adaptations carried out by Cardiff CBC who were unable to provide a breakdown. | ||
| † Some households received more than one form of help. | ||