HC Deb 11 July 1975 vol 895 c292W
Mr. Evelyn King

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much cash was paid out by the Weymouth office in the last convenient week; and how much in a comparable week one and two years earlier, respectively.

Mr. Meacher

In the period of the month of May in 1973, 1974 and 1975 cash payments by the Weymouth office totalled £6.25, £1, and £11 respectively. It would not be possible to give a figure of total benefit payments—including girocheques and order books—without disproportionate effort.