asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many copies of his Department's new series of social security leaflets have been distributed (a) in total and (b) to members of the press.
The number of copies of the new series of social security leaflets printed by the end of April were:
| Leaflet | Number printed (million) | |
| FB2 | Which benefit? | 2·00 |
| FB6 | Retiring? | 3·00 |
| FB8 | Babies and benefits | 3·50 |
| FB23 | Young people's guide to Social Security | 3·00 |
| FB27 | Bringing up children? | 3·00 |
| FB28 | Sick or disabled? | 3·00 |
| FB29 | Help when someone dies | 3·00 |
| NI17A | Maternity benefits | 1·14 |
| NI196 | Social Security benefit rates | 5·35 |
| NI246 | How to appeal | 0·70 |
| NP38 | Your future pension | 0·50 |
| NP39 | Your Additional Pension statement | 0·30 |
Leaflet
| Number printed (million)
| |
| MAI | Integrated leaflet/claim form for Maternity Allowance | 0·86 |
| SF100 | Integrated leaflet/claim form for maternity payments from the Social Fund | 0·90 |
| SF200 | Integrated leaflet/claim form for funeral payments from the Social Fund | 1·50 |
| Total | 31·75 |
An initial distribution has been made, but at any one time a proportion of these leaflets is held in store waiting to resupply local offices and other outlets. Further quantities will be printed throughout the year in response to demand.
Approximately 130 press packs containing a set of the new leaflets and explanatory material were distributed to members of the press.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the places in which the new social security leaflets are officially available.
| 11981 | 11982 | 11983 | 11984 | 11985 | 21986 | |
| Full registration | ||||||
| (i) to doctors holding overseas qualifications which the Council recognises | 1,027 | 774 | 867 | 929 | 967 | 921 |
| (ii) to doctors who had held limited registration without requalification in the United Kingdom | 342 | 271 | 360 | 574 | 737 | 620 |
| (iii) to doctors who had held limited registration and had requalified in the United Kingdom | 93 | 78 | 101 | 154 | 139 | 123 |
| (iv) to doctors who were in the United Kingdom temporarily to provide specialist services as Visiting Overseas Doctors | 35 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 43 |
| Total grants of full registration | 1,497 | 1,165 | 1,369 | 1,696 | 1,869 | 1,707 |
| Limited Registration | ||||||
| Initial grants of limited registration to doctors with qualifications which the Council accepts | 1,671 | 1,473 | 1,129 | 1,123 | 1,024 | 1,034 |
Source:
1 General Medical Council's Annual Reports for the years 1981–85.
2 General Medical Council.
We have no information about the numbers for 1987 nor about the number of overseas qualified doctors who applied unsuccessfully for registration in the years 1981 to 1986. My hon. Friend may care to approach the General Medical Council for these details.