§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the number of local offices in Scotland which received additional allocations of moneys for (i) maternity payments, (ii) funeral payments, (iii) cold weather payments, (iv) community care grants, (v) budgeting and (vi) crisis loans, for the financial years 1988–89 and 1989–90; and what was the additional amount paid for each category and the total additional amount paid.
§ Mr. ScottLocal offices do not receive specific allocations for maternity payments, funeral payments and cold weather payments. Expenditure is demand led within the provisions contained in class XIV, vote 4.
There were no revised allocations to local offices for the year 1988–89. Information on revised allocations for 1989–90 has been placed in the Library.