§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will indicate how many mortgages supported by DSS interest payments total (i) over £700,000, (ii) £600,000 to £700,000, (iii) £500,000 to £600,000,
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§ Miss WiddecombeThe total number of claims received and the average clearance time for the month or quarter ending 31 March, and the comparable figures for March 1990 are in the table.
(iv) £400,000 to £500,000, (v) £300,000 to £400,000, (vi) £200,000 to £300,000, (vii) £100,000 to £200,000, (viii) £50,000 to £100,000 and (ix) under £50,000; what is the average weekly interest paid by the DSS in each band; and what is the total DSS payment of interest for each band.
§ Miss WiddecombeThis information is not collected and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information about the amount of weekly loan interest included in the assessment of income support is collected and is published in the income support annual statistical enquiry. A copy of the 1989 enquiry is in the Library; the 1990 enquiry will be available shortly.