§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what was the cost of paying housing benefit to students in Scotland in the latest year for which figures are available;
(2) how many students in Scotland currently receive housing benefit.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardEstimates of the numbers of students receiving housing benefit and of the level of expenditure are made on a Great Britain basis and no disaggregation for individual countries is possible. I regret that it is not, therefore, possible to provide information in the form requested.