Disabled People (Assistance) Mr. Alfred Morris asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the number of cases and the rate per 1,000 population in each area board who received assistance with the provision of aids in 1983–84;(2) if he will list the number of cases and the rate per 1,000 population in each area board who received assistance with adaptations to the home in 1983–84;(3) if he will list the number of cases and the rate per 1,000 population in each area board who received assistance with the installation of telephones in 1983–84;(4) if he will list the number of cases and the rate per 1,000 population in each area board who received assistance with the payment of telephone rentals in 1983–84. Mr. Chris Patten The information for the year ended 31 December 1983 is as follows. Figures for 1984 are not yet available.----------------------------------------------------- |Type of assistance Health and Social Services Board| ----------------------------------------------------- |Provision of personal aids† ||| ----------------------------------------------------- |Eastern | ----------------------------------------------------- |Northern | ----------------------------------------------------- |Southern | ----------------------------------------------------- |Western | ----------------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland Total | ----------------------------------------------------- |Adaptations to homes‡ ||| ----------------------------------------------------- |Eastern | ----------------------------------------------------- |Northern | ----------------------------------------------------- |Southern | ----------------------------------------------------- |Western | ----------------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland Total | ----------------------------------------------------- |Assistance with installation of telephones ||| ----------------------------------------------------- |Eastern | ----------------------------------------------------- |Northern | ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- |Southern | ---------------------------------------------- |Western | ---------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland Total | ---------------------------------------------- |Assistance with payment of telephone rentals||| ---------------------------------------------- |Eastern | ---------------------------------------------- |Northern | ---------------------------------------------- |Southern | ---------------------------------------------- |Western | ---------------------------------------------- |Northern Ireland Total | ---------------------------------------------- Mr. Alfred Morris asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of cases and the rate per 1,000 population in each area board who received assistance with holidays in 1983–84. Mr. Chris Patten Assistance with holidays is provided in Northern Ireland by both the health and social services boards and the education and library boards. The information for 1983–84 is as follows: ---------------------------------- | | ---------------------------------- |Health and social services board||| ---------------------------------- |Eastern | ---------------------------------- |Northern | ---------------------------------- |Southern | ---------------------------------- |Western | ---------------------------------- |Northern Ireland | ---------------------------------- |Education and library boards ||| ---------------------------------- |Belfast | ---------------------------------- |North-Eastern | ---------------------------------- |South-Eastern | ---------------------------------- |Southern | ---------------------------------- |Western | ---------------------------------- |Northern Ireland | ---------------------------------- In addition, the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) assisted 887 persons mainly through a holiday scheme run by Children's Community Holidays, a voluntary organisation which provides holidays for mixed religion groupings. A further 3,704 children were assisted under the Department's children's community relations holiday scheme. As those children are selected from across the Province, it is not possible to provide the information on an area board basis, but the majority are located in the greater Belfast area with Londonderry having the second highest number.