HC Deb 18 May 1990 vol 172 c566W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families in Wales are in receipt of family credit.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

At the end of December 1989, the latest date for which comprehensive information is available, the number of families receiving family credit who at the time of their award were living in Wales was 20,500.