§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the latest estimate for the United Kingdom and for Scotland separately of the numbers of married women in couples in receipt of supplementary benefit.
§ Dr. BoysonThe estimated number of women in couples in receipt of supplementary benefit at February 1983, the latest date for which information is available, was 1.05 million in the United Kingdom. This includes 98,000 in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the latest estimate for the United Kingdom and for Scotland separately of the total numbers of persons dependent on supplementary benefits.
§ Dr. BoysonThe estimated number of people dependent on supplementary benefit at February 1983, the latest date for which information is available, was 7.5 million in the United Kingdom. This includes 720,000 in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the latest available figures or estimates for the United Kingdom and for Scotland separately of the numbers who claim (a) supplementary allowance, (b) supplementary pension and (c) unemployment allowance.
§ Dr. BoysonThe estimated numbers of people claiming supplementary allowance and supplementary pension at February 1983, the latest date for which
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Examination, Test or Procedure On the Obstetric List Cost per item (Fees payable from 1 April 1982*) Not on the Obstretric List Total £ £ £ £ million A fee for a night visit 12.75 8.068 A fee for an item of service carried out for reasons of public policy Vaccination and immunisation—Fee A 1.90 11.135 —FeeB 2.70 Cervical cytology test 5.40 2.293 Fees for provision of contraceptive services (i) Ordinary fee 7.30† 15.562 (ii) Intrauterine device fee: 24.55† 2.935 First quarter: £19.09 Second quarter: £1.82 Third quarter: £1.82 Fourth quarter: £1.82 Fees for the provision of maternity medical services by a practitioner: information is available, was 2.69 million and 1.81 million respectively in the United Kingdom. This includes 286,000 and 151,000 respectively in Scotland. It is assumed that unemployment allowance refers to unemployment benefit. At May 1983, the latest date for which information is available, 1,000,000 people were receiving unemployment benefit in the United Kingdom. This includes 111,500 in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the latest estimate for the United Kingdom and for Scotland separately of the numbers of children in families who depend on supplementary benefits.
§ Dr. BoysonThe estimated number of children in families who depend on supplementary benefit at February, 1983, the latest date for which information is available, was 1.95 million in the United Kingdom. This includes 183,000 in Scotland.