§ 21. Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security which areas have been chosen as pilots for the privatised debt recovery scheme. [19719]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe six areas are the north central and west Scotland, Wales, Merseyside, Tyne Tees, Chilterns, south London and West Sussex.
The contractors will also deal with 600 cases for centrally administered benefits, which will be spread at random throughout Great Britain.