asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money was spent by local authorities in Scotland last year in providing telephones for the disabled; what was the amount spent by each authority per 1,000 of population; and what was the average value for Scotland overall.

This information is not available centrally.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of adaptations per 1,000 of population to assist the disabled in their own homes for each local authority in Scotland in 1978; and what was the rate for Scotland overall.

The information requested is as follows:

Regional/Islands Authority		Number of adaptations made per 1,000 persons in year ended 31 March 1978
Borders	…	2·5
Central	…	2·6
Dumfries and Galloway and	…	1·0
Fife	…	1·9
Grampian	…	1·3
Highland	…	0·5
Lothian	…	1·8
Strathclyde	…	2·4
Tayside	…	2·1
Orkney	…	1·2
Shetland	…	0·6
Western Isles	…	1·5
Scotland	…	2·1

The above information relates to work carried out on behalf of the social work departments of local authorities. Adaptations are also carried out on behalf of housing departments, but information on these is not available centrally.