§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will state the value of single payments made between(a) April 1988 and March 1989, and (b) between April 1989 and the most recent practicable date, in each case both as a total sum and by DSS regions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Scott[holding answer 5 April 1990]: The regional variations and total amounts of single payment awards made between April 1988 and March 1989 and April 1989 and February 1990 are shown in the table.
April 1988 to March 1989 £ April 1989 to February 1990 £ North-East 5,893,635 13,742 Midlands 6,486,899 38,729 London North 3,818,883 19,408 London South 3,252,343 10,807 Wales and South-Western 3,426,565 10,622 North-West 11,014,049 66,815 Scotland 18,517,967 73,779 Totals 52,410,341 233,902