§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the total number of severe weather payments paid by his Department to claimants for the month of February 1986 in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde, (c) Scotland, and (d) Great Britain as a whole;
(2) what was the average amount paid in severe weather payments to claimants for the month of February 1986 in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde, (c) Scotland and (d) Great Britain as a whole.
§ Mr. LyellThe information requested is not yet available. Local offices have been asked to make a return giving the total number of payments made and the amounts paid, and I shall write to the hon. Member when this exercise has been completed.