§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants in Bradford have received exceptionally severe weather payments in 1986; if he will list the number of payments made each week, to date, in the current year; how many other offices of his Department in west Yorkshire have made such payments this year; if he will give information about weekly payments made by each office, to date, this year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation on the number of single payments made for extra fuel used during the recent period of exceptionally severe weather is not yet available. When the period during which such payments are likely to be so made is over, each local office will be asked to make a return giving the total number of payments made, and the total cost of such payments.