HC Deb 18 February 1988 vol 127 cc699-700W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the supplementary benefit single payment expenditure(a) for each local office and (b) nationally, for the 32-week period ended on 7 April 1987.

Mr. Portillo

[holding answer 11 February 1988]: The supplementary benefit single payment expenditure nationally for the period for the 32 week period ending on 7 April 1987 was £167,385,633. This figure is provisional and subject to amendment. The information for each local office has now been placed in the Library.

Date Items
25 August 1987 3,923
22 September 1987 2,673
20 October 1987 3,090
17 November 1987 2,228
15 December 1987 1,863
12 January 1988 2,413

Source: Regional Statistical Returns.