§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the numbers of children living in families whose estimated incomes were below the supplementary benefit level for each year since 1972.
§ Mr. Ormepursuant to his reply [Official Report, 8th July 1977;Vol. 934, c. 677-8], gave the following information:
Numbers of children in families with incomes below supplementary benefit level Great Britain Year No. of children (Thousands) 1972 … … … 270 1973 … … … 270 1974 … … … 270 1975 … … … 420 This table should be read in conjunction with the footnotes to the table given in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Sowerby (Mr. Madden) on 22nd November 1976.—[Vol. 919, c. 1000–4].
612Wthe purpose of helping local mental hospitals to absorb more abnormal offenders has been used for this purpose.
§ Mr. Moyle,pursuant to his replies [Official Report 27th May 1977;Vol. 932, c. 699;and 28th June 1977;Vol. 934, c. 143] gave the following information:
The following is the relevant information on the use made in 1976–77 by regional health authorities of the special annual revenue allocation made in connection with the provision of secure psychiatric facilities: