§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of citizens registered as supplementary benefit claimants in the constituencies of Blaby, Bridgwater and Finchley.
§ Mr. WhitneyBlaby is served for supplementary benefit purposes by one DHSS office. The total number of supplementary benefit cases handled by this office at 12 December 1984 was 8,100.
Bridgwater and Finchley are each served for supplementary benefit purposes by more than one DHSS office and the boundaries are not conterminous with the constituency boundaries. The total numbers of supplementary benefit cases handled by the respective offices at 12 December 1984 were as follows:
Number Bridgwater Bridgwater 7,400 Taunton 10,400 Finchley Barnet 7,000 Hendon 10,100 Highgate 16,600 Wood Green 8,300