§ Mr. Terry FieldsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list each office and its region making deductions from income support to pay the community charge; and how many claimants are having deductions made by each office for this reason.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information is collected centrally on a quarterly basis. The latest available figures are for May 1990 and I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist) on 2 July at columns460–61.