§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the total amount of moneys paid out in single payments in 1979 and 1985 by his Department's offices in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde region, (c) Scotland and (d) Great Britain as a whole;
(2) what was the average amount paid in single payments to claimants in his Department's offices in 1979 and 1985 in (a) Greenock and Port Glasgow, (b) Strathclyde, (c) Scotland, (d) England and Wales and (e) Great Britain.
§ Mr. LyellThe information requested is shown in the tables for years ending early in April. However, the two sets of figures are not directly comparable; single payments replaced exceptional needs payments in November 1980.
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Table 1 Total amount paid 1979–80 £ 1985–861£ Greenock and Port Glasgow 193,631 1,872,494 Strathclyde region 6,585,310 43,802,212 Scotland 10,019,290 71,109,989 Great Britain 40,031,109 334,408,813 1 1985–86 figures are provisional.
Table 2 Average payment 1979–80 £ 1985–86 £ Greenock and Port Glasgow 39 85 Strathclyde 53 81 Scotland 52 88 England and Wales 34 68 Great Britain 37 76 Figures are rounded to the nearest £. 1985–86 figures are provisional.