§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) of 11 March,Official Report, column 415 on the percentage of income support claimants repaying social fund loans, if he will give the figures for the East Midlands region, by local authority.
§ Mr. ScottThe administration of income support and the social fund is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and copies will be placed in the Library and the public information office.