§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many complaints he has received from persons in the Banff and Buchan area offices of his Department about delays in receiving benefit after formal application.
§ Dr. BoysonWe are not aware of any such complaints.
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much of the unclaimed benefit in the estimated figures for 1982 in the United Kingdom was paid to claimants where the errors were discovered by officers in his Department; and if he will separate the total for Scotland and for the Banff and Buchan areas from the United Kingdom figure.
§ Dr. BoysonThis information is not available centrally.