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Written question asked by Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party) on Tuesday, 11 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2014. It was answered by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Employment and Support Allowance: Perth

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants there are in Perth and North Perthshire constituency.

Answer

The information requested to answer each of the above questions is shown in the table below.

Number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants by each Parliamentary Constituency requested: As at May 2014

Total

Banff and Buchan

3,230

Dundee East

3,850

Moray

2,750

Na h-Eileanan an Iar

900

Perth and North Perthshire

3,320

Source: DWP, 100% Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.

Notes:

  1. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten and some disclosure control has been applied;
  2. Parliamentary Constituency of claimant (Westminster) these constituencies are used for the Westminster parliament.
  3. This information is published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-statistics-tabulation-tool

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
214380
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Employment and support allowance Perth
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk