§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will detail the number of applicants to his Department's local offices in Bradford who since 11 April have been refused(a) grants and (b) loans; and what is the number of those who asked for a grant but were given a loan;
(2) if he will detail the state of the grants and loans budgets for each of his Department's local offices in Bradford for the month since 11 April; and if he will undertake to record and make available this information on a monthly basis.
§ Mr. PortilloI refer the hon. Member to the hon. Member for Derby, South (Mrs. Beckett) on 6 May 1988 at column656, where I outlined our plans for providing local office social fund data. Information on the number of those who ask for a grant but are offered a loan is not available.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will detail the repayment arrangements made by the three local offices of his Department in Bradford to applicants who have been given loans since 11 April.
§ Mr. PortilloI regret that this information is not available.