§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list for each local office in Birmingham the number of welfare rights take-up campaign post card inquiries received to the latest convenient date; and if he will make a statment.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested up to 8 June 1982 is as follows: 177W
DHSS local office Total number of post cards Number of post cards received cleared still awaiting action Kidderminster 2 2 — Redditch 57 57 — West Bromwich 151 150 1 Totals 23,906 20,815 3,091 A full analysis of the results of the campaign will be prepared when the outstanding claims have been cleared. The results up to the beginning of April 1982 showed a total of 3,299 new or repeat claims processed, of which 610 resulted in a successful award of supplementary benefit.