§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for the Social Services what was the number of single payments and their value, by Department of Health and Social Security region, for 1981 and in each subsequent year to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. MajorThe information requested is as follows:
Column 1 Region Column 2 Number of awards (Nearest 000s) Column 3 Amount (Nearest £0.1 million) 1981 Northern 75 3.3 Yorks and Humberside 91 3.9 East Mids and East Anglia 72 3.6 London North 58 3.6 London South 61 3.7 London West 45 2.9 South West 42 2.2 Wales 68 3.1 West Mids 77 3.9 North West Manchester 63 2.9 Merseyside 71 3.3 Scotland 113 9.0 National 834 45.4 1982 National 1,596 88.3 Sources: 100 per cent. Count.
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1. Columns may not total due to rounding.
2. During 1982 the regions were reorganised from 12 to 7 and comparable figures on a regional basis could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Region 1983 1984 1985 1986 (Provisional to 6 May 1986) Number of awards (Nearest 000s) Amount (Nearest £0.1 million) Awards Number Amount £ Awards Number Amount £ Awards Number Amount £ North Eastern 376 24.9 574 39.9 862 59.8 378 26.9 Midlands 293 20.4 452 31.3 656 45.3 306 21.4 London North 187 16.2 268 23.0 402 31.8 193 15.4 London South 166 12.5 206 17.8 303 25.0 165 13.3 Wales and South West 217 14.4 302 21.4 451 30.0 227 14.2 North West 310 20.3 501 34.0 691 49.0 313 21.9 Scotland 324 32.8 545 48.8 768 67.3 353 29.1 National 1,873 141.6 2,849 216.3 4,133 308.2 1,934 142.2 Source: 100 per cent. count—Management Information System.
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