§ Mr. Charles Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of individuals who registered claims for benefit at the special offices 584W provided by her Department for claimants of no fixed address at 31 Scarborough Street, London S.E.1, and 6–8 Marshal-sea Road, London S.E.1, for each month during the year ending 31st October 1975; how many were under 21 years of age; how many were (a) males and (b) females, respectively; what was the number of individuals so claiming for each month during the year ended 31st October 1974 and 31st October 1973; and what proportion of them were female.
§ Mr. MeacherI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for St. Pancras, North (Mr. Stallard) on 2nd December.—[Vol. 901, c.553– 4.]