§ Mr. Robin F. Cookasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many exceptional needs payments were made by the Supplementary Benefits Commission towards the extinction of fuel debts in the most recent convenient year for (a) England and Wales and (b) Scotland.
§ Mr. Alec JonesI regret that this information is not available and could not be obtained without inordinate cost. Exceptional needs payments of all kinds in 1974 were as follows:
England and Wales 726,000 Scotland 104,000