§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are registered as disabled; and how many are in receipt of disablement benefit in the Greater Manchester area and the Bury Metropolitan District, respectively, at the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. MeacherThe number of people registered on 31st March 1975 under Section 29, National Assistance Act 1948, to which I assume my hon. Friend is referring, was as follows:
Greater Manchester 70,600 Bury M. D. 2,909 (Note. These figures are provisional at this stage.)
I regret that the figures asked for in (he second part of the Question are not available.