HC Deb 19 December 1991 vol 201 c290W
Mr. Winnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list those areas where the cold weather payments have been authorised currently, the number of areas where no such payments have been authorised; and the estimated percentage of pensioners in all who will be receiving the payments arising from the above.

Mr. Scott

By 18 December cold weather payments had been triggered by 26 of the 63 weather stations. Areas covered by 18 of the weather stations have already been authorised for payment. The remaining eight areas will he authorised for payment this weekend, 21 December 1991. The relevant weather stations are in the table. Information relating to the percentage of pensioners who will he receiving a payment in the areas which have triggered is not available.

Cold weather payments
Weather stations Period
Bedford RAE 5 December 1991 to 11 December 1991
Birmingham AP 5 December 1991 to 11 December 1991
Boscombe Down 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Brise Norton 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Cilynydd 8 December 1991 to 14 December 19911
Coltishall 7 December 1991 to 13 December 19911
Coningsby 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Cwmbargoed 7 December 1991 to 13 December 19911
Dumfries/Drungans 5 December 1991 to 11 December 1991
Easthampstead 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Eskdalemuir 3 December 1991 to 9 December 1991
Finningley 5 December 1991 to 11 December 1991
Gatwick AP 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Heathrow AP 8 December 1991 to 14 December 19911
Honington 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Leeds WC 7 December 1991 to 13 December 1991
Leeming 5 December 1991 to 11 December 1991
Lyneham 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Marham 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Shawbury 5 December 1991 to 11 December 1991
Stansted 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Waddington 7 December 1991 to 13 December 19911
Watnall 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Wattisham 8 December 1991 to 14 December 19911
Wyton 6 December 1991 to 12 December 1991
Yeovilton 8 December 1991 to 14 December 19911
1 To be authorised weekend of 21 December 1991.