§ Mr. Cousinsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many supplementary benefit claimants on 774W the long-term rate of benefit were receiving heating additions at (a) the higher and (b) the lower rate on 30 September 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987; what percentages of the total numbers of claimants on the long-term rate were receiving each type of addition on that date; and what were these figures and percentages for each office of his Department within Newcastle upon Tyne;
(2) how many supplementary benefit claimants were receiving heating additions at (a) the higher and (b) the lower rate on 30 September 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987; what percentages of the total numbers of supplementary benefit claimants were receiving each type of addition on that date; and if he will give these figures and percentages for each office of his Department within Newcastle upon Tyne.
§ Mr. PortilloInformation from which the number and percentage of supplementary benefit claimants in Great Britain receiving heating additions can be extracted is available only for December 1984 and February 1986. I will let the hon. Member have a reply giving these figures as soon as possible. Equivalent figures for each local office in Newcastle upon Tyne are not available.