asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much was spent per thousand of population on services provided under section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons' Act 1970 by the city of Manchester, Trafford, and the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.

It is not possible to identify separately expenditure on services provided under this legislation, but information about expenditure by local social services authorities, including expenditure on meals in the home, telephones, aids, adaptations and holidays, is to be found in "Personal Social Services Statistics", published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, copies of which are in the Library.