§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his latest estimate of the impact of his proposals to discontinue direct fuel deduction arrangements on the number of fuel supplies disconnected.
§ Mr. Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people during 1985 made use of direct fuel deduction arrangements.
§ Mr. MajorThe latest available, provisional, information from the December 1984 annual statistical inquiry is as follows:
Fuel direct deductions: December 1984 Fuel Number of arrangements Electricity 150,000 Gas 111,000 Other 4,000 Note: Some claimants have direct payment arrangements in respect of more than one type of fuel so the number of households affected will he less than the total number of arrangements.