§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the organisations which were invited to tender for the health checks on his Department's staff aged 35 years or over.
§ Miss WiddecombeDisclosure of the names of the organisations invited to tender for these health checks could cause commercial damage to the unsuccessful tenderers and jeopardise the Department's future relationship with its suppliers.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) who paid for distribution of the leaflet informing his Department's staff of the health checks on those aged 35 years or over; and what was the cost;
(2) who paid for the leaflet informing his Department's staff of the health checks on those aged 35 years and over; and what was the cost.
Income Support Year Unemployed As proportion of all claimants receiving help with mortgages Per cent. As proportion of all unemployed claimants Per cent. Lone Parents As proportion of all claimants receiving help with mortgages Per cent. 1987 207,000 28 12 74,000 10 1988 114,000 38 8 62,000 21 1989 88,000 31 8 67,000 24 Source:Annual Statistical Enquiries.
Notes:Figures for numbers of claimants are rounded to the nearest 1,000