§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing current numbers of people claiming income support by local authority area.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI regret that this information is not available on a local authority basis.
Information on the number of people claiming income support by local office is contained in my reply to the hon. Member for Livingston (Mr. Cook) on 1 February 1989 at columns 286–92.