health services were important for the mental health and well-being of parents and enabled mothers and their pre-school children to escape their isolation. 40. In connection with the provision of personal social services to elderly people, no specific information was available on the number of elderly people receiving such services or about the extent to which their needs were being met. It was, however, known that the elderly population had increased by 6.7 per cent over the decade to 1987, that the number of day centre places had increased by about 23 per cent, that the number of home helps had increased by 28 per cent and that the number of elderly people cared for by community nurses had risen by 30 per cent. 41. In response to the questions relating to the implementation of article 13 of the Convention, 70 organizations, including 12 women's organizations, had replied to the 1986 Government Green Paper on the reform of personal taxation. From April 1990, a wife and husband would be treated in law as two separate taxpayers. Regarding the additional income tax allowance for an unemployed spouse, and whether that allowance might encourage women not to work, she said that the extra allowance was given to a husband even if his wife worked. There was no evidence to suggest that that pattern of allowances had discouraged married women from working. 42. Elderly women received on average just under two thirds of the income of a man of working age. The incomes of elderly people were steadily improving with the expansion of the State pension scheme and occupational schemes and thanks also to the accumulation of capital and inherited wealth. 43. In reply to the question raised regarding the two Sports Council campaigns 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the social and economic conditions of certain groups, such as elderly people, women, and parents, in the context of healthcare, taxation, and social services. It provides statistical information and examples to illustrate the points being made. This suggests that the text is more related to social and economic issues rather than purely economic development or other specific categories.

**Category**
Health, Employment, Education