HC Deb 14 December 1987 vol 124 c408W
Mr. Hood

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the cost of housing benefits for elderly people as a percentage of the total expenditure on housing benefits(a) in Scotland, (b) in the Strathclyde area and (c) in the Lanarkshire area, for each year since 1974.

Mr. Portillo

I regret that the information is not available in the form requested.