§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many copies of his Department's new series of social security leaflets have been distributed (a) in total and (b) to members of the press.
§ Mr. LyellThe number of copies of the new series of social security leaflets printed by the end of April were:
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Leaflet Number printed (million) FB2 Which benefit? 2.00 FB6 Retiring? 3.00 FB8 Babies and benefits 3.50 FB23 Young people's guide to Social Security 3.00 FB27 Bringing up children? 3.00 FB28 Sick or disabled? 3.00 FB29 Help when someone dies 3.00 NI17A Maternity benefits 1.14 NI196 Social Security benefit rates 5.35 NI246 How to appeal 0.70 NP38 Your future pension 0.50 NP39 Your Additional Pension statement 0.30
Leaflet Number printed (million) MAI Integrated leaflet/claim form for Maternity Allowance 0.86 SF100 Integrated leaflet/claim form for maternity payments from the Social Fund 0.90 SF200 Integrated leaflet/claim form for funeral payments from the Social Fund 1.50 Total 31.75 An initial distribution has been made, but at any one time a proportion of these leaflets is held in store waiting to resupply local offices and other outlets. Further quantities will be printed throughout the year in response to demand.
Approximately 130 press packs containing a set of the new leaflets and explanatory material were distributed to members of the press.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the places in which the new social security leaflets are officially available.
11981 11982 11983 11984 11985 21986 Full registration (i) to doctors holding overseas qualifications which the Council recognises 1,027 774 867 929 967 921 (ii) to doctors who had held limited registration without requalification in the United Kingdom 342 271 360 574 737 620 (iii) to doctors who had held limited registration and had requalified in the United Kingdom 93 78 101 154 139 123 (iv) to doctors who were in the United Kingdom temporarily to provide specialist services as Visiting Overseas Doctors 35 42 41 39 26 43 Total grants of full registration 1,497 1,165 1,369 1,696 1,869 1,707 Limited Registration Initial grants of limited registration to doctors with qualifications which the Council accepts 1,671 1,473 1,129 1,123 1,024 1,034 Source:
1 General Medical Council's Annual Reports for the years 1981–85.
2 General Medical Council.
We have no information about the numbers for 1987 nor about the number of overseas qualified doctors who applied unsuccessfully for registration in the years 1981 to 1986. My hon. Friend may care to approach the General Medical Council for these details.