Mr. Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he publish in the Official Report a table to show the number of pensioners living in the area served by the Middleton district office of his Department who are currently in receipt of supplementary benefit and those who received benefit in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 respectively.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe figures for pensioners receiving supplementary benefit from the Middleton local office are as follows:
Year of December Number 1984 3,075 1983 3,062 1982 3,385 1981 3,301 1980 3,278 1979 3,266