§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are in receipt of national retirement pensions within the Hamilton constituency; and, of these, how many are in receipt of supplementary allowance.
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§ Mr. DeanI regret that the information requested is not available as the records for retirement pensioners are maintained centrally and not by local areas. The number of retirement pensioners in receipt of supplementary pension is also not known because the Department's local office serving the constituency also covers an extensive area outside the constituency boundary and separate statistics are not maintained.