HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 cc1552-4W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals in(a) Banff and Buchan and (b) Scotland were entitled to but did not claim (i) guardian's allowance, (ii) income support, (iii) disability living allowance, (iv) attendance allowance, (v) disablement benefit, (vi) reduced earnings allowance, (vii) retirement allowance, (viii) widow's pension, (ix) bereavement payment, (x) graduated retirement allowance, (xi) severe disablement allowance, (xii) invalid care allowance, (xiii) child benefit, (xiv) incapacity benefit, (xv) maternity allowance, (xvi) widow's payment and (xvii) widowed mother's payment in each year since 1997. [72841]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is not available.

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many individuals in Scotland were in receipt of(a) guardian's allowance, (b) income support, (c) child benefit, (d) working families tax credit, (e) disabled person's tax credit, (f) incapacity benefit, (g) maternity allowance, (h) widow's payment, (i) widowed mother's allowance, (j) widow's pensions, (k) bereavement payment, (l) graduated retirement allowance, (m) severe disablement allowance, (n) invalid care allowance, (o) disability living allowance, (p) attendance allowance, (q) disablement benefit, (r) reduced earnings allowance and (s) retirement allowance in each year since 1997; [72784]

(2) how many individuals in Banff and Buchan were in receipt of (a) child benefit, (b) incapacity benefit, (c) maternity allowance, (d) widow's payment, (e) widowed mother's allowance, (f) widow's pension, (g) bereavement payment, (h) retirement allowance, (i) guardian's allowance, (j) income support, (k) graduated retirement allowance, (l) severe disablement allowance, (m) invalid care allowance, (n) disability living allowance, (o) attendance allowance, (p) disablement benefit and (q) reduced earning's allowance in each year since 1997. [72821]

Malcolm Wicks

The available information has been placed in the Library. Tax credits are the responsibility of the Inland Revenue.

Mr. Weir

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many individuals in Angus were entitled to but did not claim(a) child benefit, (b) incapacity benefit, (c) maternity allowance, (d) widow's payment, (e) widowed mother's allowance, (f) widow's pension, (g) disablement benefit, (h) reduced earning's allowance, (i) retirement allowance, (j) guardian's allowance, (k) income support, (l) child benefit, (m) bereavement benefit, (n) graduated retirement allowance, (o) severe disablement allowance, (p) invalid care allowance, (q) disability living allowance and (r) attendance allowance in each year since 1997; [72797]

(2) how many individuals in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) the UK were entitled to but did not claim (i) incapacity benefit, (ii) maternity allowance, (iii) widow's payment, (iv) widowed mother's allowance, (v) widow's pension, (vi) attendance allowance, (vii) disablement benefit, (viii) reduced earnings allowance, (ix) retirement allowance, (x) guardian's allowance, (xi) income support, (xii) bereavement payment, (xiii) graduated retirement allowance, (xiv) severe disablement allowance, (xv) invalid care allowance and (xvi) disability living allowance in each year since 1997. [72801]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested for the Angus constituency is not available.

Estimates of the number of families entitled to income related benefits but not claiming them in Great Britain are published in "Income Related Benefits—Estimates of Take-Up". Copies of this annual publication are in the Library.

Information on the other benefits listed is not available.

Pete Wishart

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many individuals in the constituency of North Tayside were entitled to but did not claim(a) child benefit, (b) incapacity benefit, (c) maternity allowance, (d) widow's payment, (e) widowed mother's allowance and (f) widow's pension in each year since 1997; [72799]

(2) how many individuals in North Tayside were entitled to but did not claim (a) bereavement payment, (b) graduated retirement allowance, (c) severe disablement allowance, (d) invalid care allowance, (e) disability living allowance, (f) attendance allowance, (g) disablement benefit, (h) reduced earnings allowance, (i) retirement allowance, (j) guardian's allowance and (k) income support in each year since 1997. [72800]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is not available.

Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals in the constituency of Moray were entitled to but did not claim(a) child benefit, (b) incapacity benefit, (c) maternity allowance, (d) widow's payment, (e) widowed mother's allowance, (f) widow's pension, (g) bereavement allowance, (h) graduated retirement allowance, (i) severe disablement allowance, (j) invalid care allowance, (k) disability living allowance, (l) attendance allowance, (m) disablement benefit, (n) reduced earnings allowance, (o) retirement allowance, (p) guardian's allowance and (q) income support in each year since 1997. [72798]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is not available.

Annabelle Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals in Perth were entitled to but did not claim(a) guardian's allowance, (b) income support, (c) child benefit, (d) incapacity benefit, (e) maternity allowance, (f) widow's payment, (g) widowed mother's allowance, (h) widow's pension, (i) bereavement payment, (j) graduated retirement allowance, (k) severe disablement allowance, (l) invalid care allowance, (m) disability living allowance, (n) attendance allowance, (o) disablement benefit, (p) reduced earnings allowance and (q) retirement allowance in each year since 1997. [72782]

Malcolm Wicks

The information requested is not available.