§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services where a move of house is enforced in the case of a self-employed man as a result of a compulsory purchase order, whether the compensation received for the loss of housing and severance of trade connections is necessarily treated as ordinary capital for the purposes of assessing entitlement to supplementary benefits, or what excep-
DEATHS FROM CANCER: NUMBERS AND PROPORTIONS OF ALL DEATHS WITHIN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE CARE OF THE SICK AND ELSEWHERE, ENGLAND AND WALES Psychiatric Hospitals Other Hospitals and Institutions for the Care of the Sick Elsewhere Year All Deaths Cancer Deaths Percentage All Deaths Cancer Deaths Percentage All Deaths Cancer Deaths Percentage 1954 … 13,762 977 7.1 203,709 41,546 20.4 284,425 47,572 16.7 1956 … 14,974 1,056 7.1 219,684 44,444 20.2 286,673 47,210 16.5 1957 … 15,060 1,057 7.0 225,345 46,212 20.5 274,465 46,748 17.0 1958 … 15,564 1,099 7.1 232,969 48,186 20.7 278,310 46,519 16.7 1959 … 16,247 1,109 6.8 241,886 50,441 20.9 269,518 45,567 16.9 1960 … 16,144 1,125 7.0 247,069 52,627 21.3 263,055 45,036 17.1 1961 … 17,329 1,114 6.4 262,330 53,698 20.5 272,093 45,103 16.6 1962 … 17,964 1,163 6.5 267,546 55,624 20.8 272,126 44,821 16.5 1963 … 18,673 1,149 6.2 276,978 56,786 20.5 277,217 44,481 16.0 1964 … 16,979 1,112 6.5 269,001 59,728 22.2 248,757 43,858 17.6 1965 … 17,622 1,222 6.9 276,488 60,884 22.0 255,269 44,232 17.3 1966 … 18,645 1,200 6.4 285,087 62,881 22.1 259,892 44,077 17.0 1967 … 16,708 1,087 6.5 279,543 64,257 23.0 246,265 44,728 18.2 1968 … 18,695 1,133 6.1 303,197 67,451 22.2 254,862 43,967 17.3 1969 … 17,877 1,122 6.3 308,267 69,570 22.6 253,234 44,012 17.4 NOTES:
The figures for 1953 are excluded as they are not comparable and the figures for 1955 were not tabulated.
The figures for 1970 are not yet available.
46Wtions are permitted in these circumstances to the normal tariff system of allotting notional income.
§ Mr. DeanIf the person concerned has made definite arrangements to use the money for the purchase of new premises it may be possible to ignore the capital for a temporary period. If the hon. Member has a particular case in mind I shall be glad to look into it.