§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update to May 1978 the answer given to the hon. Member for Birkenhead,Official Report, 21 May, c.49–50.
§ Mrs. Chalker[pursuant to her reply, 27 July 1979, c. 668]: In May 1979, 564,000 unemployed persons—46 per cent. of all the registered unemployed—were receiving supplementary benefit.