§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the Chief Constable of Birmingham City Police on what instructions were given to members of his force when they attended the meeting of the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board on Wednesday, 25th November, 1970.
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Millions Sickness benefit Injury benefit Males and Females Males Females Males and Females Males Females Great Britain* … … 329.4 255.0 74.4 23.2 20.0 3.2 England: All regions … … 263.5 204.3 59.2 17.6 15.1 2.5 Northern … … 27.3 22.4 5.0 2.6 2.3 0.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 33.9 27.7 6.2 3.3 2.8 0.4 North Western … … 55.2 41.0 14.2 3.2 2.6 0.6 East Midland … … 18.0 14.6 3.4 1.6 1.5 0.1 West Midland … … 29.5 23.3 6.2 2.0 1.7 0.3 East Anglia … … 6.7 5.5 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 South East … … 74.6 55.2 19.4 3.5 3.0 0.5 Southwestern … … 18.3 14.6 3.7 0.9 0.8 0.1 Scotland … … 39.2 28.9 10.3 3.1 2.6 0.4 Wales … … 26.5 21.6 4.8 2.5 2.2 0.3 * Includes a small number of days for persons abroad.
§ Mr. SharplesThe police attended because they had been informed that a breach of the peace might occur but left when it became apparent that disorder was unlikely.