§ 16. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much is being made in payments from the Bathgate social security office, at any convenient date in 1982; and if he will give the figure for a comparable date in 1979.
§ Mr. RossiNo central records of expenditure by office are kept. Expenditure by region, however, is given in the Government statistical service publication "Regional Trends"—copies of which are available in the House of Commons library. Volume 16 covers 1978–79 and volume 17, which is the latest available, covers 1979–80.