HC Deb 03 November 1976 vol 918 cc627-8W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many DHSS offices have been burgled in the last 12 months for which figures are available and for each of the previous 12 month periods back to 1970.

Mr. Orme

The number of break-ins with theft of order books and/or Giros has been:

1970 … … … 3
1971 … … … 2
1972 … … … 2
1973 … … … 2
1974 … … … 1
1975 … … … 4
1976 … … … 2 (to date)

Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many DHSS offices, where Giro cheques or supplementary benefit books are stored, have no burglar alarms.

Mr. Orme

Publicising information about our security measures in local offices would not be in the general interest. Burglar alarms are in any case only one of the available range of safeguards my Department can take.