§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what effect it will have upon the pharmaceutical services of the NHS and the training of pharmacists if the Pharmaceutical Society adopts differential registers for particular fields of pharmacy.
Population† Number of persons receiving supplementary benefit ‡ (c) as percentage of (b) (a) (b) (c) (d) (000's) (000's) English Regions*: Northern … … … … … 3,122 230 7.4 Yorkshire and Humberside … … … 4,892 312 6.4 East Midlands … … … … 3,735 200 5.4 East Anglia … … … … … 1,803 80 4.4 South Eastern (including GLC) … … 16,894 868 5.1 South Western … … … … 4,256 240 5.6 West Midlands … … … … 5,165 313 6.1 North West … … … … … 6,553 494 7.5 Wales … … … … … … 2,766 205 7.4 Scotland … … … … … … 5,274 322 6.1 Northern Ireland … … … … … 1,603 127 7.9 * Administrative Regions. † 1976 Mid-year projection. ‡ In August 1977. The figures must be regarded as approximate because the areas covered by the offices to which they relate are not always coterminous with Regional boundaries in column (a).