§ Mr. Loydenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any further plans to protect the elderly, pensioners, and other low income groups from the effects of increases in electricity charges.
§ Dr. BoysonRates of social security benefit will be increased next November by reference to the increase in
Number of persons on in-patient waiting list Region—North Western Regional Health Authority District health authority 31 March 1979 30 September 1979 31 March 1980 30 September 1980 31 March 1981 30 September 1981 31 March 1982 30 September 1982 31 March 1983 30 September 1983 Lancaster 2,099 1,818 1,695 1,598 1,694 1,681 1,862 1,784 1,792 2,061 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde 5,038 4,586 4,278 4,136 4,182 3,874 4,043 4,117 3,850 3,446 Preston *6,775 *6,521 *6,152 *5,618 *5,393 *5,768 *6,030 5,287 4,777 4,434 Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley 5,512 5,588 5,660 4,551 3,850 3,761 3,622 3,294 2,840 2,765 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 3,850 3,843 3,541 3,142 3,144 2,978 3,089 3,542 3,421 3,136 West Lancashire 2,573 2,421 2,529 2,546 2,439 2,282 2,287 2,433 2,161 1,628 Chorley and South Ribble * * * * * * * 651 741 653 Bolton 4,283 3,697 3,884 3,803 3,513 3,195 2,911 3,348 3,144 3,296 Bury 1,147 1,089 1,104 974 918 904 983 979 1,004 988 North Manchester 5,722 4,766 3,751 3,302 3,703 3,213 3,390 4,726 4,190 3,323 Central Manchester 6,924 6,278 6,212 6,593 5,530 5,166 5,550 5,358 4,668 4,728 South Manchester 8,339 7,951 7,012 6,724 6,417 6,684 6,237 8,120 7,894 7,676 Oldham 3,210 3,085 3,345 3,506 3,718 3,762 4,347 5,071 4,925 4,718 Rochdale 2,948 3,064 2,813 2,901 2,724 2,500 2,512 2,342 2,356 2,702 Salford 4,873 4,027 4,171 3,911 3,829 3,792 4,064 5,371 4,527 4,193 Stockport 5,043 4,980 5,160 4,819 4,474 3,995 4,272 4,430 4,116 4,194 Tameside and Glossop 2,208 2,305 2,301 2,323 2,094 2,159 2,038 2,866 2,482 2,562 Trafford 2,569 1,912 1,437 1,394 1,161 942 656 1,301 1,414 13,354 Wigan 4,255 4,017 3,931 3,672 3,611 3,596 3,464 4,677 4,551 4,668 Total 77,368 71,948 68,976 65,513 62,394 60,252 61,357 69,697 64,853 62,525 * Prior to 1 April 1982, Preston Health District included Chorley and South Ribble.