§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were in receipt of supplementary benefit in Barnsley during each of the years from 1979 to the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorBarnsley is covered for social security purposes by two of the Department's offices; their boundaries are not conterminous with those of the town. The table shows the number of people in receipt of supplementary benefit from those two offices at 6 May 1986 and at comparable dates since 1979.
Year Number 1979 9,805 1980 9,882 1981 11,943 1982 14,563 1983 15,016 1984 17,623 1985 18,690 1986 19,565 Source: 100 per cent. count of live cases in action.