§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services why the basis of the count of claimants at the local offices in Birmingham referred to in his answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr, on 22 October, has changed.
§ Mr. WhitneyA review of the local office complementing system in 1983 found that some of the statistical counts being used did not measure work loads accurately. Changes were therefore recommended and implemented nationally from April 1984.