HC Deb 07 May 1987 vol 115 cc505-6W
Mr. Archer

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money has been spent on cervical

Benefit Frequency and period of payment Pay day
Retirement Pension weekly in advance Monday or Thursday
Widow's benefit weekly in advance Tuesday
Industrial Injury/Disablement Benefit weekly in advance Wednesday
Attendance Allowance weekly in advance Monday
Invalid Care Allowance weekly in advance Monday
Guardian's Allowance weekly in advance Monday or Tuesday
Family Income Supplement weekly in advance Tuesday
Supplementary Benefit weekly in advance or fortnightly in advance to claimants who are available for employment Monday or the appropriate day for payment of linked contributory social security benefit.
Mobility Allowance four weekly; 3 weeks in arrear, 1 week in advance. Wednesday
Child benefit weekly or four-weekly in arrears Monday or Tuesday
Maternity Allowance weekly in arrears Friday
Sickness benefit; Invalidity benefit; Severe Disablement allowance weekly in arrears Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday depending on the claimant's NI number.
Unemployment benefit fortnightly in arrears Two days after the claimant's signing day.

Retirement pension, widow's benefit, mobility allowance, attendance allowance and child benefit may be paid direct to a beneficiary's bank account; payments under these arrangements are made four-weekly or quarterly in arrears.

cancer screening in England and Wales for every year since 1978; and what is the projected expenditure for each year until 1990.

Mrs. Currie

Total expenditure on cervical cancer screening is not separately identified in health authority accounts or forward plans. It has been estimated that the annual cost is between £20 million and £30 million.

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