§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the number of people in receipt of cold weather payments in each of the Scottish and English regions and Wales for each of the last five years; and what was the cost of these, by regions.
§ Mr. ScottInformation on the number of people in receipt of cold weather payments, together with their costs, for the period 1985–89 is available in the Library.
Information for 1989–90 and 1990–91 will be placed in the Library as soon as it is available.