§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications he has received from the elderly for assistance towards meeting a part or the whole of the cost of telephone installation.
§ Mr. PentlandI understand from the Supplementary Benefits Commission that no figures are available on claims for telephones since a claim may not be pursued if the claimant's resources would prevent the Commission from paying supplementary benefit for this anyway. The number of cases in the last year where provision was first made for the installation or rental of a telephone, or both, is estimated at about 45.