HC Deb 21 June 1988 vol 135 c542W
Mr. Cryer

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the number of persons in low-income families in England (i) on supplementary benefit, (ii) below 100 per cent. of supplementary benefit and (iii) below 140 per cent. of supplementary benefit, for each of the years 1979, 1981, 1983 and 1985, as reported for Great Britain in the Department of Health and Social Security low-income families tables.

Mr. Portillo

A reply can be supplied only at disproportionate cost. In addition, however, I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) on 27 May at columns413–14.

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