HC Deb 19 October 1981 vol 10 cc68-9W
Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update Tables 1.40 and 1.42 of the social security statistics for 1980.

Mrs. Chalker

[pursuant to her reply, 23 July 1981, c.219–20 ]: The additional information is as follows:

Table 1.40
May November
Average number of children for males with child dependents 2.0 2.0
With supplementary allowance 2.3 2.2
Without supplementary allowance 1.9 1.9
Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update Tables 34.95 and 34.99 of the social security statistics for 1980.

Mr. Rossi

[pursuant to his reply, 27 July 1981, c.333–36 ]: The corrected information is as follows:

The proportion of sickness and invalidity beneficiaries receiving supplementary benefit on a given day in 1980 is 4.8 per cent., not 5.5 per cent. as stated in my reply.