§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the totals disbursed in each of the past 10 years, at constant prices, by his Department's offices at(a) Johnstone, (b) Greenock and (c) Irvine in respect of single payments for essential items.
§ Mr. PortilloInformation regarding the amount paid in single payments for essential items at the Department's local offices at(a) Johnstone, (b) Greenock and (c) Irvine is given at 1987 equivalent prices in the table.
Year Johnstone £ Greenock £ Irvine £ 1979–80 227,271 172,646 420,178 1980–81 345,789 415,490 547,070 1981–82 323,062 276,921 606,136 1982–83 569,295 496,443 1,098,048 1983–84 646,362 676,405 1,483,678 1984–85 889,941 931,637 1,750,995 1985–86 1,020,589 1,141,368 1,887,647 1 1986–87 927,633 1,595,050 1,895,566 Note: Information is given for the year April to April and is not available for any period before April 1979.
1 Figures for 1986–87 are provisional.