§ Mr. Cabornasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of (a) single claimants and (b) couples were interviewed in connection with their claims for Department of Health and Social Security payments at home nationally and in the Sheffield district in the last three years.
§ Mr. MajorThe information requested is not available. Statistics kept on home visits do not differentiate between single claimants and couples. However, the total numbers of effective visits made in the last three years were as follows:
Year ending Nationally The four Sheffield Offices April 1983 3,370,575 40,880 April 1984 3,515,234 38,413 April 1985 2,999,693 34,398