§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the number of claimants who in 1950, 1960, 1970 and subsequent years were paid supplementary benefit dependent upon their undergoing a medical examination.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe total numbers of recipients of supplementary benefits/national assistance who were referred by local officers for medical examination by the Department's Regional Medical Service were as follows:
1950 not available 1960 5,083 1970 8,020 1971 5,660 1972 5,044 1973 4,996 1974 5,483