§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in how many cases the Supplementary Benefits Commission has given help to claimants with installation of a telephone and payment of telephone bills, respectively, for each year since 1945.
§ Mr. DeanI regret that there are no figures earlier than those for the twelve months ending August, 1970. The Commission helped with installation and rental in 99 new cases in that period, and with 42 during the twelve months end-180W ing August, 1971. An unknown number of people continue to receive help from which they qualified in earlier years.