§ Mr. Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the number of persons claiming (a) supplementary pension, (b) unemployment benefit and (c) all other supplementary benefits in the constituency of Dumbarton for 1979 and the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorThe constituency of Dumbarton is covered for social security purposes by the Department's office at Dumbarton. The table shows the number of people receiving supplementary benefit in the categories(a) persons over pension age, (b) unemployed persons, (c) others at November 1979, and at 17 December 1985, the latest available figures.
Supplementary Pensioners Unemployed Persons Others A B C 1979 2,134 1,282 987 1985 1,836 3,555 2,358 The number of persons claiming unemployment benefit in the Dumbarton constituency at 9 June 1983, the earliest available figures, and 12 December 1985 were:
Number 1983 5,787 1985 5,906