HC Deb 29 July 1964 vol 699 cc350-1W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many people receive National Assistance within the City of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire, respectively, and, for the same two separate areas, what are the numbers, in tabular form, of retirement pensioners, sick, disabled and unemployed, respectively.

Mrs. Thatcher

At 30th June, 1964, the numbers for the Stoke-on-Trent area offices of the Board, which cover the city and a part of North Staffordshire, were as follows:

Retirement pensioners … 8,486
Sick (including disabled) … 2,834
Unemployed … 1,023
Others … 2,362
Total … 14,705

I regret that it is not possible to give separate figures for the whole of North Staffordshire, which is covered by six offices, some of whose territory extends outside that area.