§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Scotland have applied for attendance allowance since February 2002, broken down by(a) disability benefit centre and (b) quarter. [176761]
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§ Maria EagleThe information requested is in the table.
All Edinburgh Glasgow May 20021 7,250 3,675 3,575 August 2002 9,665 4,905 4,760 November 2002 9,540 5,070 4,470 February 2003 8,785 4,625 4,160 May 2003 10,550 5,475 5,075 August 2003 10,465 5,275 5,190 November 2003 10,430 5,330 5,100 February 2004 8,905 4,570 4,335 1March data are unavailable for this quarter Notes: Figures taken from a 100 per cent. sample at the end of each quarter. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: IAD Information Centre