§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the number of family credit claimants in the south-west by each Department of Social Security area for the latest period, and the percentage change from the respective figure of 12 months ago.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information requested is in the table:
Social Security local offices in the South West. Number of families1 Percentage change2 Barnstaple 762 +3.8 Bath 598 -8.7 Bournemouth 711 +12.0 Bridgewater 559 +4.1 Bristol (Central) 402 -0.5 Bristol (East) 754 -6.1 Bristol (Horfield) 412 +0.2 Bristol (South) 688 +5.0 Bristol (West) 324 + 0.3 Cheltenham 675 +8.9 Chippenham 449 +0.2 Devonport 273 +11.4 Exeter 1,747 +5.8 Gloucester 860 -1.0 Launceston 640 -0.2 Penzance 835 +5.3 Plymouth 1,490 +7.3 Poole 679 -2.6 Salisbury 557 +13.2 St. Austell 957 +3.0 Stroud 590 +13.0 Swindon 611 -0.5 Taunton 963 0.0 Torbay 1,436 +7.8 Trowbridge 401 -0.7 Truro 1,204 +9.8 Weston-super-Mare 461 +0.9 Weymouth 770 +7.1 Yeovil 605 +14.6 1Number of families in receipt of family credit on 1 June 1990 who at the time their award was made were living in the areas covered by each office. 2 Percentage change compared with 3 April 1989 (the nearest comparable date in 1989 for which figures are available).