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Mr. Skeet
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he now proposes to revoke the Supplementary Benefit Requirement and Resources Regulations 1985 relating to the accommodation of unemployed persons under 26 years of age.
Mr. Frank Field
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) whether, after the passing of transitional protection within the new regulations affecting board and lodging, the topping up of board and lodging payments by local authorities in respect of elderly persons in adult fostering placements will still be permitted;
| County (ranked by percentage growth) | Electorate | Electorate | 1980–1985 Growth | |
| 1980 (Register) | 1985 (Register) | Increase in electorate | Percentage increase | |
| Buckinghamshire | 399,989 | 445,193 | 45,204 | 11·3 |
| Cambridgeshire | 419,553 | 456,013 | 36,460 | 8·7 |
| Wiltshire | 373,943 | 404,946 | 31,003 | 8·3 |
| Berkshire | 490,916 | 530,136 | 39,220 | 8·0 |
| Northamptonshire | 381,097 | 411,316 | 30,219 | 7·9 |
| Hampshire | 1,065,312 | 1,145,556 | 80,244 | 7·5 |
| Somerset | 318,062 | 341,523 | 23,461 | 7·4 |
| Oxfordshire | 379,277 | 407,181 | 27,904 | 7·4 |
| Shropshire | 271,757 | 291,680 | 19,923 | 7·3 |
| Dorset | 462,535 | 496,051 | 33,516 | 7·2 |
| Lincolnshire | 402,600 | 430,072 | 27,472 | 6·8 |
| Hereford and Worcester | 464,847 | 496,039 | 31,192 | 6·7 |
| Suffolk | 429,342 | 457,809 | 28,467 | 6·6 |
| Bedfordshire | 354,590 | 376,763 | 22,173 | 6·3 |
| West Sussex | 511,123 | 542,595 | 31,472 | 6·2 |
| Cornwall and Isles of scilly | 324,317 | 343,405 | 19,088 | 5·9 |
| Norfolk | 524,865 | 554,217 | 29,352 | 5·6 |
| Gloucestershire | 374,461 | 394,620 | 20,159 | 5·4 |
| Essex | 1,096,536 | 1,155,227 | 58,691 | 5·4 |
| Cheshire | 685,692 | 721,409 | 35,717 | 5·2 |