§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many complaints about housing benefits were received by the local government ombudsman in 2001–02, broken down by area. [64122]
§ Mr. McNultyI have been asked to reply.
Housing benefit complaints received by the local government ombudsman in 2001–02 broken down by Government regions were;
- North West—252
- North East—27
- Yorkshire and Humber—263
- East Midlands—96
- London—1,802
- East of England—84
- West Midlands—268
- South East—105
- South West—99
- Total—2,996.
The distribution of these cases between offices of the local government ombudsman was as follows:
- London—1.097
- Coventry—1,050
- York—849.