§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many households in Halifax received the extra payment for exceptionally cold weather during the winter of 1986–87.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is not available in the precise form requested. Information on the number of £5 weekly payments made, the total amount paid and number of claims refused for each local office in Great Britain has been placed in the Library. The great majority of successful claimants will have received £5 in respect of each of the weeks for which help was available.