HC Deb 07 March 1988 vol 129 c50W
Mr. Robin Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average monthly expenditure on single payments between August and October 1985.

Mr. Portillo

The average monthly, that is four-weekly, expenditure on single payments in the 12-week period ending on 22 October 1985 was £24,473,644.

Mr. Madden

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide for each office of his Department in west Yorkshire, grouped according to the main conurbations, information on single payments for the years 1983 to 1988 in the form of his reply of 15 February,Official Report, columns 503–504.

Mr. Portillo

[holding answer 29 February 1988]: I have placed in the Library tables giving the information requested.