§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the year in which special investigators were first appointed, and the number of special investigators operating in the supplementary benefit system for each subsequent year.
§ Mr. DeanSpecial investigators were first appointed in November, 1954. The following table shows the number of officers in post for each year from 1954 to 1971.
1954 16 1955 22 1956 23 1957 29 1958 50 1959 60 1960 71 1961 72 1962 73 1963 76 1964 97 1965 107 1966 132 1967 145 1968 163 1969 189 1970 248 1971 278