§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, pursuant to the reply of the Prime Minister on 16 March, Official Report, column 71, relating to computers in the National Health Service, he will take steps to collect statistics on their numbers.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeA register of computers in the National Health Service will come into operation in June.
Table 1: Families not receiving Supplementary Benefit Great Britain 1979 average Thousands Employment category Below supplementary benefit level Above supplementary benefit level but within 10 per cent, of it Above supplementary benefit level but within 20 per cent, of it Above supplementary benefit level but within 40 per cent, of it Total below supplementary benefit and above supplementary benefit level but within 40 per cent, of it Families with Families Children Families Children Families Children Families Children Families Children In full-time work or self-employed One parent [*] [*] [*] [10] [*] [10] [10] [10] [10] [10] Two parents 70 150 [40] [90] 90 250 330 800 400 950 One and two parents 80 160 [40] [100] 100 250 330 810 410 960 Sick or disabled for more than three months One and two parents [*] [*] [10] [20] [20] [40] [40] [90] [40] [90] Unemployed for more than three months One and two parents [20] [30] [10] [20] [20] [30] [20] [40] [40] [70] Others One parent [†] [†] [†] [†] [†] [†] [†] [†] 90 160