§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the cost in the current financial year, and in each year since 1979, of raising the level of heating additions in line with the rise in fuel prices.
§ Dr. BoysonSince 1979, heating additions have been increased by significantly more than the rise in fuel prices. Since the number of claimants depends on the level of benefit, it is not possible to make realistic estimates of what the cost would have been had the basic of up-rating been different.