§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will state the number of regular weekly payments of supplementary benefit per head of population for Wales, Scotland and English regions; and whether she will express each of these figures as a percentage of the number per head throughout Great Britain.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownAs at 23rd April 1974, the numbers per head of population were:
Wales 0.063 Scotland 0.057 English Regions 0.049 These numbers expressed as a percentage of the numbers per head throughout Great Britain are 125 per cent., 112 per cent. and 97 per cent. respectively.