§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has received the communication from the hon. Member for West Ham, North, regarding incorrect information submitted to the hon. Member by his Department: and what action he proposes.
§ Mr. DeanNone. The figure given in my letter of 2nd November to the hon.
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Numbers receiving unemployment benefit on day of count Total Without Supplementary Allowance With Supplementary Allowance Numbers receiving only Supplementary Allowance on day of count Date of count Port Talbot Wales Port Talbot Wales Port Talbot Wales Port Talbot Wales 5th May 1969 … Not available 749 Not available 500 Not available 249 Not available 621 4th August 1969 … 834 469 365 1,627 3rd November 1969 805 475 330 868 2nd February 1970 … 26 843 17 502 9 341 55 811 4th May 1970 … 25 765 13 469 12 296 30 656 3rd August 1970 … 22 731 16 462 6 269 68 1,595 2nd November 1970 25 718 21 455 4 263 26 912 1st February 1971 … 31 1,062 14 587 17 475 38 1,013 3rd May 1971 … 38 994 19 543 19 451 38 863 2nd August 1971 … 43 1,128 25 636 18 492 74 2,221 1st November 1971 76 1,273 29 551 47 722 67 1,619 7th February 1972 … 53 1,347 19 528 34 819 77 1,584 1st May 1972 … 48 1,092 19 445 29 647 70 1,358 7th August 1972 … 40 1,205 10 488 30 717 138 3,214 Member was the nearest approximation then available in respect of numbers of Ugandan Asians admitted by 24th October.