HC Deb 18 February 1988 vol 127 cc698-9W
Ms. Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish the figures for each successive month from January 1987 to the present for the amount of post at the Camberwell office of his Department not yet linked with files, outstanding postal claims, single payment claims and other assessment work.

Mr. Portillo

The information is not available in the form requested. The amount of unlinked post over two days old at the Camberwell DHSS office is as follows:

Items of unlinked post over two days old at Camberwell DHSS office
Date Items
13 January 1987 983
10 February 1987 4,399
10 March 1987 4,544
7 April 1987 3,292
5 May 1987 2,592
2 June 1987 3,242
30 June 1987 2,241
28 July 1987 2,996

Number of urgent need payments Camberwell's totals as a percentage of the region's
Date Camberwell Region
13 January 1987 60 2,895 2.1
10 February 1987 103 3,843 2.7
10 March 1987 232 3,588 6.5
7 April 1987 245 3,447 7.1
5 May 1987 259 3,163 8.2
2 June 1987 648 3,520 18.4
30 June 1987 529 3,650 14.5
28 July 1987 482 3,919 12.3
25 August 1987 545 4,100 13.3
22 September 1987 576 4,233 13.6
20 October 1987 605 3,884 15.6
17 November 1987 435 3,827 11.4
15 December 1987 376 3,353 11.2
12 January 1988 371 3,305 11.2

Source: Monthly Statistical Returns.