§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what new indications of social needs have been developed by his Department since 1979.
§ Sir George YoungThe list of indicators used for assessing social need in relation to the designation of local authorities under the Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 was originally set out in a written parliamentary reply on 13 June 1978, at columns 468–78. Additional information derived from the national dwelling and housing survey (1977–79) was reflected in revisions to the list of indicators, shown in a parliamentary reply on 14 May 1981, at columns 324–30. Since then the list has remained unchanged, although new information about deprivation derived from the 1981 census and other sources has subsequently been taken into account. A note by my Department (Information Note No. 2), listing the indicators and explaining how they are applied, was placed in the Library of the House on 15 February 1983.