HC Deb 19 May 1986 vol 98 cc55-6W
Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what surveys have been undertaken by his Department as to the effect on elderly people of the severe weather of last winter; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Whitney

As I indicated in my reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Mr. Davis) on 25 March, at column462, we are considering the results of a study by officials of recent hypothermia statistics.