§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are in receipt of income support in Scotland at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Miss Widdecombe[pursuant to the answer, 15 April, c. 89]:I regret that the hon. Member's question was incorrectly linked for answer. It should have received the following answer.
In May 1989, the latest date for which information is available, some 486,000 people in Scotland were in receipt of income support. This information is drawn from the May 1989 Annual Statistical Enquiry, a copy of which is in the Library.