§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what resources have been made available to the Boroughs of Haringey, Camden and Islington to pay for community care following the closure of Friern Barnet hospital.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of North-East Thames regional health authority for this information.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current annual cost and number of beds available in the Friern Barnet hospital; and what are the comparative figures for each year since 1980.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe table gives the average number of beds available in the Friern Barnet hospital (including the Halliwick unit) from 1980 to 1985, the latest date for which figures are available centrally:
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Year Number of beds 1980 968 1981 962
Year Number of beds 1982 962 1983 919 1984 894 1985 880 The hon. Member may wish to write to the chairman of Hampstead health authority, which manages the Friern Barnet hospital, concerning the cost of providing this service.
20 February 1979 15 February 1983 10 February 1987 Finsbury Park 9,652 15,387 20,697 Highgate 11,404 16,959 18,641 Hoxton 7,430 11,132 13,378 Source: 100 per cent count of cases in action.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each region, including Scotland and Wales, his most recent estimate of the total numbers (a) claiming and (b) dependent on supplementary benefits; and if he will also list the numbers (1)
Social Security Region Claimants (thousands) Numbers dependent (including claimants and partners) (thousands) Supplementary allowance Supplementary pension Total Supplementary allowance Supplementary pension Total North Eastern 490 266 756 995 313 1,308 London North 425 285 710 822 337 1,160 London South 368 257 626 686 293 979 Midlands 504 265 769 1,048 315 1,362 North Western 466 231 698 927 260 1,188 South Western 172 135 307 329 157 487 Wales 182 93 275 366 107 473 Scotland 318 150 468 600 171 772 Total 2,926 1,683 4,609 5,774 1,954 7,728 Source: Annual statistical inquiry: December 1984.
§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish figures for the latest date available, showing the average annual number of people in receipt of each of the following benefits, distinguishing in each case between claimants, adult dependants and child dependants: national insurance unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, invalidity,
Thousands8 Number of dependants2 Estimated average number for 1987–88 Benefit Number of recipients1 Adult only Adult and child Child only Total Date Unemployment benefit 950 141 — — 141 13 November 1986 825 Sickness benefit 95 46 — — 46 30 March 1985 80 Invalidity benefit 915 281 77 34 391 30 March 1985 965 Widows pension 395 — — 58 58 30 September 1986 385 Retirement pension 79,555 127 10 8 145 30 September 1986 9,620 Severe disablement allowance4 245 4 1 1 7 30 March 1985 245 Supplementary benefit3 92,711 663 — 51,776 2,439 12 December 1984 6n.a. 1 Source (except supplementary benefit—Public Expenditure White Paper (Cmnd. 56)—figures for 1986–87. 2 Source—statistical sampling. 3 Source—Annual Statistical Enquiry 1984. 4 Severe disablement allowance replaced NCIP from November 1984. 5 Includes dependent children age 16 to 18.