§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of outstanding claims for social security benefits in the Leeds, West offices of his Department on the latest available date; and what were the figures for the same month in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. PortilloDetails of the number of claims outstanding at the two offices concerned are shown in the following table.
Year1 Leeds North West Leeds West 1983–84 4,251 7,325 1984–85 6,759 8,619 1985–862 10,066 12,420 1986–872 10,919 11,290 1987–883 5,346 3,396 1 The figures are given for the year May to April. 2 The figures for 1985–86 and 1986–87 are provisional and subject to amendment. 3 The figures for the year 1987–88 are for the period up to 20 October 1987. They are also provisional and subject to amendment.