§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the highest claim in 1983 known to his office for a married couple with children in any given week;
(2) what is the maximum claim reported to his office for a single unemployed man in any given week.
§ Dr. BoysonI regret that the information is not available in the form requested. Details of individual payments are not held centrally.
144Wmortality rates, respectively, for each social class where babies were born into married households in England for each year since 1978.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information for all legitimate births in England is as follows:
At December 1982, the latest date for which information is available, a sample inquiry indicated that about 5,000 couples were receiving supplementary benefit of over £100 a week. some of these couples may not have had children. About 2,000 single unemployed men were receiving benefit of over £65 a week.