§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the take-up of the butter subsidy tokens each week since 2nd July, and what has been the breakdown each week by class of recipient, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of each total group entitlement.
§ Mr. DeanI regret that information is not available in the form requested. It is estimated that in mid-August about 4.7 million people in Great Britain—including children—qualified for tokens. Each beneficiary is entitled to two tokens a month. Details of tokens received from retailers since the scheme began are as follows:
Number Percentage of Available tokens July 543,000 6 per cent. August 4,209,000 45 per cent. September 5,289,000 56 per cent. These figures do not include tokens issued for those months but not yet used (each token is valid for two months); or not yet returned to the Department by retailers.