§ Mr. McLeishasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of people in receipt of supplementary benefit in the Fife, Central constituency at (a) June 1979, (b) June 1983 and (c) June 1987.
§ Mr. PortilloFife, Central constituency is served by Kirkcaldy, Cowdenbeath and Leven local offices, although the local office and constituency boundaries are not conterminous. The table shows the number of people receiving supplementary benefit for the years requested and, as the information is made available on a quarterly basis, May figures have been produced as the nearest alternative to June for each year:
May 1979 May 1983 May 1987 Kirkcaldy local office 5,377 8,714 11,035 Leven local office 2,746 4,335 5,234 Cowdenbeath local office 2,168 3,352 4,452 TOTALS 10,291 16,401 20,721 Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.