§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many repayments of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been made by each local office of his Department as a result of the advertising campaign in March; and how many payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check on current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively, by each local office.
§ Dr. BoysonI shall write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Boyesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for repayment of money wrongly deducted from supplementary benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment have been received by local offices of his Department at Sunderland and Washington and Houghton as a result of the advertising campaign in 528W March; how many payments have resulted from these claims; and how many such payments had been made prior to the advertising campaign as a result of the check of current files and the publicity for dormant cases, respectively.
§ Dr. Boyson[pursuant to his reply, 25 June 1984, c. 357]The numbers of payments made in the Sunderland and Houghton-le-Spring local offices are set out in the table. The number of unsuccessful inquiries is not recorded.
Office Payments following check of current files Payments following the advertising campaign in March Payments following the earlier publicity Sunderland North 4 nil nil Sunderland South 19 nil nil Houghton-le-Spring 3 1 nil