§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many non-dependent members of households on supplementary benefit are not expected to contribute a share of the rent by the Supplementary Benefits Commission because their net resources are too low; what proportion of all supplementary benefit households containing non-dependants this represents; and how many of those not expected to contribute are aged under 18 years.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI regret that this information is not available.
744Wto improve the staffing position in accordance with the Cleveland area health authority formula for staffing.
§ Sir George YoungInformation on the funded establishment of nurses and the number in post is given in the attached table. It is primarily for the Cleveland area health authority to determine whether additional resources can be made available to improve the nurse staffing position in the light of available resources.