§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the number of people in Northern Ireland and the number of dependants covered thereby claiming supplementary benefit in 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is as follows:
November 1979 February 1986 Supplementary benefit claimants 115,359 184,374 Dependent partners and children 91,116 188,056 Source: Annual survey—5 per cent, sample.