§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list in the Official Report the numbers of children living in families whose estimated incomes were below the supplementary benefit level for each year since 1972;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report the numbers of persons living on incomes below the supplementary benefit level for each year since 1972; and if he will
678Wmates based on purchasing power parities are available only for some of the countries listed for a limited number of years. The available figures are given in the second table below.
distinguish the numbers living in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland.