§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average number of weeks for which cold weather payments have been made in each of the weather areas for each of the past 10 years. [12299]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
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Cold weather payment scheme—triggers by weather station and year Weather station 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–912 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Trawsfynyd 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1— Tulloch Bridge 1— 1— 1— 1— 0 1— 1— 3 3 3 Tynemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waddington 1— 1— 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 Watnall 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1— Wattisham 1 0 0 0 1— 2 1 0 0 4 Whitby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Whithorn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1— Wick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Wilsden (Bingley) 1— 1— 1— 1— 3 1 2 3 0 6 Wyton 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1— Yeovilton 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 Indicates station not used. 2 The Prime Minister announced a UK-wide trigger for the first two weeks in February. Triggers shown in the table exclude this. 1. The figures show the actual number of weeks for which cold weather payments have been made by weather station for each of the last ten years.