§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report (a) the 290W most recent figures for the numbers of families claiming family income supplement and (b) the latest estimate of the proportion of families eligible who claim family income supplement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAbout 92,000 families in Great Britain were receiving family income supplement at 30 November 1980, the latest date for which information is available. I will let the hon. Member have a reply to the second part of his question as soon as possible.