HC Deb 13 April 1989 vol 150 cc683-4W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for the Doncaster and Mexborough areas of South Yorkshire to date what percentage of the total number of applications made to date for (a) budgeting loans were (i) full or part awards and (ii) nil awards and (b) community care grants were (1) full or part awards and (2) nil awards.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The monthly figures to date of the numbers of applications for budgeting loans and community care grants processed are available in the Library. There is no information available on part awards.

Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will now reply to the invitation of the hon. Member for Stoke on Trent, North to visit young people under 25 years old from Stoke on Trent, North, highlighted in Channel 4's "Dispatches" programme, who have been adversely affected by changes in benefit payments which came into force on 10 April.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

I wrote to the hon. Member today.