§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were dependent on supplementary benefit in London, broken down into local authority boroughs, in 1979 and on the latest available date.
§ Mr. Lyell[pursuant to his reply, 4 December 1986, c. 729]: The following numbers of people were dependent upon supplementary benefit in the area previously covered by the Greater London council, in 1979 and 1984 (the latest date for which information is available):
Number 1979 602,000 1984 996,000 Source: Supplementary benefit annual statistical inquiry 1979 and 1984.