§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people have applied for, and how many have been granted, exceptionally severe weather payments during the current winter by each local office of his Department in the Greater London area.
§ Mr. NewtonSeparate information is not collected on the number of claims. Information on payments awarded is not yet available, as I explained in my reply to the hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Meacher) on 24 February at column470.