asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to which European Economic Community countries provide financial support and where appropriate, the way it is provided to destitute or unemployed visitors or settled non-citizens.

Such information as is available is contained in the Department's publication, "Tables of Social Benefit Systems in the Member States of the European Communities, Portugal and Spain (Position at 1 January 1984)," a copy of which is in the Library.