§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services w hat was the total cost of heating additions paid by benefit offices in the Nottingham, North constituency in 1986–87; if he will break down this figure by week of payment; and if he will estimate the total number of claimants involved.
§ Mr. PortilloI regret that this information is not available. Statistics on the number of people who receive heating additions and the costs involved are collected on a national basis and we are unable to supply information for individual areas.
Newcastle East (Saxon House) Amount (£) North Shields (Unicorn House) Amount (£) Wallsend (The Green) Amount (£) 8 April-5 May 1987 35,076 29,829 17,916 6 May-2 June 1987 28,430 35,260 28,381 3 June-30 June 1987 27,263 29,702 29,967 1 July-28 July 1987 49,201 32,862 31,937 29 July-25 August 1987 35,996 40,227 31,452 26 August-22 September 1987 34,550 41,878 18,238 Totals for each office 210,516 209,758 157,891 Combined Total for 8 April 1987 to 22 September 1987 £578,165 Notes: 1. The figures given are provisional and subject to amendment. 2. The boundaries of Newcastle (East), North Shields and Wallsend local offices are not exactly conterminous with those of North Tyneside local authority.