§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, transport and the Regions what is his estimate of the number of local authority tenants not in receipt of housing benefit in Blyth Valley. [24029]
§ Ms ArmstrongPrecise figures are not collected by the Department but it is estimated that about one third (around 3,000) of the local authority tenancies in Blyth Valley were not in receipt of housing benefit in May 1997, the latest date for which data are available.