To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the number of 16 and 17-year-olds in (a) each regional authority in Scotland and (b) Britain who are expected to be in receipt of (i) income support and housing benefit, (ii) housing benefit only and (iii) board and lodgings payments in the years 1989 and 1990.

Estimates are not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many 16 and 17-year-olds in (a) each regional authority in Scotland and (b) Britain were in receipt of (i) income support and housing benefit, (ii) housing benefit only and (iii) board and lodgings payments for each year since 1984.

I shall let the hon. Member have such information as can be obtained as soon as possible.