§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many persons have claimed the minimum income guarantee in(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) Shropshire in each year since 1997. [93087]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available relates to the number of people receiving Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) and is shown in the table.
Minimum Income Guarantee: number of people receiving MIG as at August each year from 1997 to 2002 County of Shropshire Parliamentary constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham 1997 7,900 2,900 1998 7,700 2,800 1999 7,600 2,800 2000 7,400 2,700 2001 7,800 2,900 2002 8,100 2,700