§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security by what percentage total housing benefit for(a) Nottingham and (b) England and Wales has been reduced in the current year in the months for which comparable figures for 1987 are available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydActual expenditure is collected only on an annual basis and the information for 1988–89 will not become available until mid-1989. However, the estimated 1988–89 annual expenditure on housing benefit in Nottingham shows a reduction of 1.9 per cent. from 1987–88. The estimated reduction for England and Wales is 2.9 per cent.