HC Deb 15 July 1999 vol 335 cc310-1W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the location and number of Remote Access Terminals for local authorities in Scotland; if it is possible to restrict local authorities' access to information relating only to claimants in their own local authority area; and if he will make a statement. [91200]

Angela Eagle

The local authorities in Scotland who have Remote Access Terminals (RATs) are listed. In total, 29 RATs are installed in 26 authorities and a further two authorities have now applied for installation. RATs provide relevant data on Income Support or Jobseeker's Allowance claims that are, or have been, made from addresses within the relevant local authority area. Local authorities have no access to details of claims unless an address within their boundary is recorded on the claim.

  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Arygyll and Bute Council
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council
  • City of Dundee Council (2 RATs)
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • East Lothian Council
  • East Renfrewshire Council
  • Edinburgh Council
  • Falkirk Council
  • Fife Council (2 RATs installed)
  • Glasgow City Council (2 RATs, one operated by BA staff)
  • Highland Council
  • The Inverclyde Council
  • Midlothian Council
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • North Lanarkshire Council
  • Perth and Kinross Council
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Stirling Council
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • West Lothian Council
  • South Lanarkshire Council (RAT operated by BA staff)
  • Scottish Borders Council (not yet installed but have now applied)
  • Western Isles Council (not yet installed but have now applied).