§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were receiving supplementary benefit for 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 and the latest figures for 1987–88, for(a) Cleveland, (b) Durham, (c) Northumbria and (d) Tyne and Wear.
§ Mr. PortilloInformation is not available in the precise form requested. The Department's local offices serving each district are listed although the boundaries are not conterminous.
The number of people in receipt of supplementary benefit is as follows:
latest figures for 1987–88, for his Department's local offices at (a) Darlington, (b) Bishop Auckland and (c) Peterlee.
§ Mr. PortilloThe number of people in receipt of supplementary benefit for the years requested is as follows: