§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what steps he proposes to take to increase the level of uptake of means-tested benefit;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report the estimated level of uptake of all means-tested benefits and the average level of payments forgone by the different claimant groups as a result of non-uptake of benefits;
(3) what is the departmental budget devoted to promoting increased uptake of means-tested benefits;
(4) what is the most recent estimate of the number of people who lost out on means-tested benefits as a result of non-uptake.