§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the estimates from the Family Expenditure Survey of the numbers of (i) households and (ii) persons who in 1975, were living on incomes (a) below the supplementary benefit level, (b) at the supplementary benefit level and (c) on incomes up to 140 per cent. of the supplementary benefit level.
§ Mr. Orme, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th November 1976; Vol. 919, c. 313], gave the following revised information:
The estimates for Great Britain relating to the end of 1975 are set out in the following table:
§ Mr. Ennals, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 22nd November 1976; Vol. 919, c. 990–1], gave the following information:
The Government's consultative document "Priorities for Health and Personal Social Services in England" 5W recommended that, amongst other areas for priority action, within an overall restricted rate of growth, were services mainly for children and families with children. Within the field of services for children, specific priorities recommended for the period to 1979–80 included expansion of the health visiting service to allow for improvements in monitoring child health and welfare and support to mothers. Until some expansion of these services is achieved, immediate priorities are to maintain and consolidate services as far as resources permit.