asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what provision there is within the Ripon constituency and within the county of North Yorkshire for the day care of children of working mothers.

Day care facilities for children under the age of 5 in North Yorkshire at 31st March 1977 were as follows:claimants of the housewife's noncontributory invalidity pension were turned down on the grounds that they could perform normal household duties but were then granted on the wife's noncontributory invalidity pension by an appeal tribunal.

I shall seek to let my hon. Friend have the information as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the main reasons why claimants of housewife's non-contributory invalidity pension have been refused benefit, giving the numbers turned down for each of these reasons.

I shall seek to let my hon. Friend have the information as soon as possible.