§ Ms. Harriet Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people successfully claimed exceptionally severe weather payments in Oxted, Surrey, in 1985; and what was the average amount paid.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information is not available in the form requested. Oxted, Surrey, forms part of the area covered by Redhill local office. In 1985 that office paid 174 claimants an average of £11.71 in respect of extra fuel used during the period of exceptionally severe weather.