HC Deb 19 May 1988 vol 133 cc560-1W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will now require local offices of his Department, serving parts of neighbouring parliamentary constituencies, to maintain records of claimants under each type of benefit, grant or loan on a constituency basis.

Mr. Portillo

Local office areas are not conterminous with parliamentary constituencies. It would be impractical to maintain local office records of claimants on a constituency basis.