HC Deb 03 November 1986 vol 103 cc351-2W
Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount of moneys paid out in single payments in 1979 and 1985 by his Department's offices in (a) Glasgow and (b) Glasgow Central.

Mr. Lyell

Glasgow is covered by 14 of the Department's local offices. Glasgow Central is covered by eight of those offices but their boundaries are not conterminous with those of the constituency. The information requested is shown for years ending early in April. However, the figures are not directly comparable; single payments replaced exceptional needs payments in November 1980.

1979–80 * 1985–86
£ £
Glasgow 3,415,812 20,543,269
Glasgow Central* 2,048,660 14,936,051
* 1985–86 figures are provisional