§ Mr. Newtonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children were being brought up in families dependent on supplementary benefit in Great Britain in 1970 and each subsequent year.
§ Mr. OrmeThe information is as follows:
1970 … … … 796,000 1971 … … … 966,000 1972 … … … 950,000 1973 … … … 798,000 1974 … … … 874,000 1975 … … … 1,077,000 1976 … … … 1,172,000 1977 … … … 1,156,000 NOTE. The figures for 1977 are not fully comparable with those for earlier years, owing to a change in the method of estimation.