asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement detailing the number of people claiming supplementary benefit, indicating the number of allowances and pensions at each of Northern Ireland's social security offices.
The information as at 7 May 1985 is as follows:
| Social Security Office | Allowances | Pensions | Total |
| Andersonstown | 5,745 | 956 | 6,701 |
| Antrim | 4,819 | 1,347 | 6,166 |
| Armagh | 3,129 | 1,562 | 4,691 |
| Ballymena | 3,635 | 1,759 | 5,394 |
| Ballymoney | 2,973 | 1,334 | 4,307 |
| Ballynahinch | 738 | 499 | 1,237 |
| Banbridge | 1,968 | 1,191 | 3,159 |
| Bangor | 2,562 | 1,774 | 4,336 |
| Carrickfergus | 2,106 | 763 | 2,869 |
| Coleraine | 4,053 | 1,573 | 5,626 |
| Cookstown | 2,303 | 1,005 | 3,308 |
| Corporation Street | 8,446 | 2,725 | 11,171 |
| Downpatrick | 1,302 | 773 | 2,075 |
| Dungannon | 3,847 | 1,783 | 5,630 |
| Enniskillen | 4,784 | 3,035 | 7,819 |
| Falls Road | 7,274 | 1,709 | 8,983 |
| Holywood Road | 5,324 | 2,809 | 8,133 |
| Kilkeel | 814 | 475 | 1,289 |
| Knockbreda | 3,459 | 2,711 | 6,170 |
| Larne | 2,107 | 728 | 2,835 |
| Limavady | 2,323 | 770 | 3,093 |
| Lisburn | 3,937 | 2,065 | 6,002 |
| Londonderry | 11,307 | 2,975 | 14,282 |
| Lurgan | 4,055 | 1,491 | 5,546 |
| Magherafelt | 2,946 | 1,504 | 4,450 |
| Newcastle | 1,111 | 581 | 1,692 |
| Newry | 6,457 | 2,618 | 9,075 |
| Newtownabbey | 4,251 | 1,594 | 5,845 |
| Newtownards | 2,492 | 1,500 | 3,992 |
| Omagh | 3,526 | 1,614 | 5,140 |
| Portadown | 2,267 | 1,328 | 3,595 |
| Shaftesbury Square | 4,265 | 1,842 | 6,107 |
| Shankill | 3,730 | 1,750 | 5,480 |
| Strabane | 4,289 | 1,646 | 5,935 |
| Total | 128,344 | 53,789 | 182,133 |
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate by convenient geographic units the number of students or trainees in Northern Ireland who are receiving supplementary benefit.
This information is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate, in total and by each social security office, the number of claimants receiving supplementary allowances in Northern Ireland who are not required to be available for work.
The information as at 7 May 1985 is as follows:
| Number | |
| Andersonstown | 1,509 |
| Antrim | 1,124 |
| Armagh | 780 |
| Ballymena | 1,161 |
| Ballymoney | 838 |
| Ballynahinch | 251 |
| Banbridge | 602 |
| Bangor | 861 |
| Carrickfergus | 594 |
| Coleraine | 1,175 |
| Cookstown | 554 |
| Corporation Street | 2,218 |
| Downpatrick | 303 |
| Dungannon | 948 |
| Enniskillen | 1,396 |
| Falls Road | 2,009 |
| Holywood Road | 1,449 |
| Kilkeel | 250 |
| Knockbreda | 1,001 |
| Larne | 562 |
| Limavady | 506 |
| Lisburn | 1,130 |
| Londonderry | 2,868 |
| Lurgan | 1,175 |
| Magherafelt | 692 |
| Newcastle | 295 |
| Newry | 1,562 |
| Newtownabbey | 1,183 |
| Newtownards | 779 |
| Omagh | 1,046 |
| Portadown | 719 |
| Shaftesbury Square | 1,032 |
| Shankill | 1,124 |
| Strabane | 1,135 |
| TOTAL | 34,831 |