§ Sir G. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many people in the area of Kettering and Corby, Northamptonshire, were receiving supplementary benefit on 1st December, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1971.
§ Mr. DeanI have been asked to reply.
I regret that it is not possible to provide the information in the form requested because of a reorganisation in the territories covered by my Department's local offices in July, 1970, when the Corby local office was opened for the first time.
Following is the available information:
NUMBER OF SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT CLAIMANTS November, 1968—Kettering local office 6,200 November, 1969—Kettering local office 6,300 November, 1970—Kettering and Corby local offices* 10,000 November, 1971—Kettering and Corby local offices* 10,500 *Since, July, 1970, supplementary claimants living in the territory previously served by the Kettering local office (including Corby) have been served by either the Kettering or Corby local offices, depending upon the territory in which they live. From the same date some supplementary benefit claimants previously served by the Northampton local office have been served by the Kettering local office.