§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Aberdeen, South on Monday 5th December 1977 regarding the 87,000 Girocheques returned to the local office of his Department, what was the approximate total value of these Girocheques.
§ Mr. OrmeOn the basis of the average value of all Girocheques issued by my Department in the 12 months ending July 1977, the latest period for which this information is available, the approximate150W total value of the 87,000 Girocheques was £1.9 million.