§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list in the Official Report the number of recipients of supplementary allowance in Leicester, the number of recipients of supplementary allowance in Leicestershire and the number of recipients of supplementary allowance in Great Britain at the latest date for which figures are available;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report the number of recipients of supplementary pension in Leicester, the number of recipients of supplementary pension in Leicestershire and the number of recipients of supplementary pension in Great Britain at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mrs. ChalkerInformation relating to Leicester can be given only in respect of claimants receiving benefit from offices situated within Leicester, even though some recipients live elsewhere in the country. With that proviso, the information requested is in the following table:
RECIPIENTS OF SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION AND ALLOWANCE, FEBRUARY 1980 Area Recipients of Supplementary pension Recipients of Supplementary allowance Leicester 17,600 13,800 Leicestershire 20,900 15,800 Great Britain 1,704,000 1,179,000