§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give, for the constituency of Newry and Armagh(a) the numbers of unemployed claimants claiming unemployment benefit only, (b) the numbers claiming unemployment benefit and income support and (c) the numbers claiming only income support, for the latest available date.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 1 November 1988]: The information can be provided only in relation to the catchment areas of the Newry and Armagh social security offices and is as follows:
Position at 27 October 1988 Numbers of unemployed claimants claiming Newry social security offices Armagh social security offices Unemployment Benefit only 661 428 Unemployment Benefit and Income Support 201 100 Income Support only 4,297 2,063