§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were in receipt of family income supplement in (a) Glasgow and (b) Scotland (i) at the latest available date and (ii) in May 1979.
§ Mr. NewtonThe following table indicates the number of families in Scotland receiving family income supplement at May 1979 and January 1983. I regret that separate figures are not available for Glasgow.
May 1979 January 1983 One-parent families 5,000 11,000 Two-parent families 4,000 11,000 Total 9,000 22,000