HC Deb 25 April 1983 vol 41 cc257-8W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what amount of money was paid in supplementary benefit payments to people of working age in the years 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 from the Keighley travel-to-work office.

£ millions cash
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1978–79 to 1983–84
Resource Growth per cent. Service Growth per cent.
Hospital and community health services current 4,421 5,333 6,886 7,631 8,201 8,708 5.6 6.9
Family practitioner services current 1,434 1,684 2,114 2,440 2,845 2,913 4.3 4.3

Mr. Newton

Information is not available in respect of the amounts of supplementary benefit payments made by individual local offices.