HC Deb 14 June 1972 vol 838 cc354-5W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give, for the latest and most convenient stated date, the number of persons in the London Borough of Newham who were receiving unemployment health, retirement and supplementary benefits; and how these figures compare with June, 1970.

Mr. Dean

Statistics are not maintained to show the number of persons receiving unemployment benefit, sickness benefit or retirement pension in the London Borough of Newham. The number of persons in the borough receiving supplementary benefit in May, 1970, was 15,100—figures for June, 1970 are not available; in May, 1972, the number was 16,800.