§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what date his Department will start operating the procedure under the Social Security Pen-
1976 1977 1978 Period ending Number of payments Cost(£) Number of payments Cost(£) Number of payments Cost(£) February … … 246,588 5,138,704 254,584 6,043,764 261,651 7,279,388 May … … 264,280 5,430,696 274,874 6,547,087 288,208 8,488,256 August … … 235,524 5,038,615 240,731 6,021,555 259,629 7,954,283 November … … 367,631 8,414,555 373,536 9,901,346 389,339 12,250,641