§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the latest figures for the number of people on income support who had direct deductions for(a) electricity and (b) gas.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe number of cases with deductions for electricity and gas is as follows:
Number Electricity 152,000 Gas 152,000 Where a person has deductions for both electricity and gas, they are included in both figures.
SourceAnnual Statistical Enquiry, May 1988.