asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now list in the Official Report for each of his Department's local offices serving the Newton constituency the current number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants; and if he will give comparable figures for 1979, 1980 and 1981 where available.

The information requested is as follows:

Number of non-pensioner and pensioner claimants at offices dealing with the Newton constituency
	16 March 1982	17 March 1981	18 March 1980	20 March 1979
Supplementary
Benefits Office
Warrington
Non-pensioners	8,642	5,575	4,119	3,928
Pensioners	5,888	5,557	5,713	5,886
Leigh
Non-pensioners	4,623	3,047	1,976	2,099
Pensioners	3,437	3,331	3,363	3,361
Contributory Benefits
Office
Warrington
Non-pensioners	3,223	3,747	4,764	5,374
Pensioners	558	509	623	424
Leigh
Non-pensioners	2,213	2,397	3,060	3,708
Pensioners	325	331	361	337

Figures for supplementary benefits are the number of cases in action on the dates shown. Figures for contributory benefits are the number of claims received in the four-week period ended on the date shown.