Mr. Ronald W. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) following his letter to the hon. Member for Hackney, South and Shoreditch, indicating that Mrs. R. Griffin would have to wait seven weeks for her benefit payment as a result of a lost Girocheque, if he will ensure that full interest will be paid on the sum due when the seven-week period has expired; and if he will make this his practice in every such case;
(2) what representations he has made to the Post Office regarding the frequency of lost Girocheques from his Department due for payment to people living in Hackney South and Shoreditch.
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§ Mr. WaddingtonI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.