HC Deb 14 July 1986 vol 101 cc416-7W
Mr. Gordon Brown

Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by area offices the numbers claiming single payments on 2 July in Scotland.

Mr. Major

On 2 July a special count was made of the number of people whose single payment claims were being processed in local offices in Scotland. The information then obtained is set out in the following table:

Number of people whose single payment claims were being processed
Office Number
Aberdeen North 377
Aberdeen South 261
Airdrie 2,749
Arbroath 128
Ayr 3,962
Bellshill 2,468
Bathgate 2,642

Office Number
Campbeltown 26
Clydebank 1,594
Coatbridge 2,650
Cowdenbeath 288
Cumbernauld 2,375
Dumbarton 547
Dumfries 254
Dundee East 568
Dundee West 850
Dunfermline 609
East Kilbride 1,885
Edinburgh (City) 1,807
Edinburgh (East) 3,089
Edinburgh (North) 2,395
Edinburgh (South) 2,376
Edinburgh (West) 2,536
Elgin 145
Falkirk 552
Fort William 82
Galashiels 185
Glasgow (Anniesland) 1,302
Glasgow (Bridgeton) 435
Glasgow (City) 931
Glasgow (Craigton) 1,018
Glasgow (Cranstonhill) 101
Glasgow (Dalmarnock) 549
Glasgow (Laurieston) 2,951
Glasgow (Maryhill) 427
Glasgow (Parkhead) 922
Glasgow (Partick) 1,563
Glasgow (Provan) 5,822
Glasgow (Rutherglen) 5,477
Glasgow (South Side) 3,733
Glasgow (Springburn) 931
Greenock 850
Hamilton 1,133
Iverness 499
Irvine 4,068
Johnstone 776
Kilmarnock 2,161
Kirkcaldy 1,091
Lerwick 9
Leven 311
Motherwell 4,009
Oban 73
Paisley 4,196
Perth 265
Peterhead 258
Port Glasgow 1,590
Stirling 810
Stornoway 73
Stranraer 48
Wick 66
Total 85,848

Mr. Terry Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he intends to make any changes in the supplementary benefit single payments regulations with effect from 28 July.

Mr. Newton

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.