§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will state the number of recipients, and the total amounts of (a) death grant, (b) maternity allowance, (c) special diet supplement and (d) special laundry supplement claimed in the London borough of Newham for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe London borough of Newham is served by three of the Department's local offices: Canning Town, Plaistow and Woodgrange Park. Figures are not available to show either the number of recipients of death grant, maternity allowance, and additional requirements in supplementary benefit cases for diet and laundry or the total amounts paid.
236WHowever, the number of claims for death grant and maternity allowance in the four years ending 9 April 1985 were as follows (figures for 1980–81 are not available):
Death Grant 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Canning Town 260 408 317 271 Plaistow 795 995 874 718 Woodgrange Park 922 1,197 1,162 871 Totals 1,977 2,600 2,353 1,860 Maternity Allowance 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Canning Town 509 527 550 249 Plaistow 1,207 1,233 1,310 770 Woodgrange Park 1,669 1,773 2,014 1,029 Totals 3,385 3,533 3,874 2,048
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much was spent on unemployment benefit and other benefits to unemployed people in Newham for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. WhitneyThis information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.