§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many claimants' records were destroyed in the fire at his Department's office in Banbury, Oxfordshire; and if he will make a statement as to the probable cause of the fire;
(2) what action he is taking to see that claimants whose records were destroyed in the fire at his Department's office in Banbury, Oxfordshire, do not suffer undue delay in having their claims processed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BurtThere was no fire at the Department's premises in Banbury—media reports were misleading. It is understood that the fire in question was at the local authority social services office in Banbury.