§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many recipients of industrial benefit re-side in (a) Scotland and (b) the Strathclyde region.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe estimated number of beneficiaries in Scotland, on 2 June 1979 (the latest date for which information is available), was:
Injury benefit Men 4,000 Women 1,100 All persons 5,100 It is not possible to provide separate figures in respect of the Strathclyde region.