§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the steps taken to ensure the accuracy of the statistics for income support claimants and their dependants used for calculating revenue support grant settlements for the city of Manchester. [12576]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe data used on income support claimants are as estimated by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security. My Department is discussing with the Department of Social Security the representations made by Manchester city council about these data. There have also been direct discussions between officers of the city council and the Department of Social Security.