§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many cold weather payments have been made in each region of Scotland since October 1993.
§ Mr. ScottThe administration of the cold weather payment scheme is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Mr. M. Bichard to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 14 March 1994:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many cold weather payments have been made in each region of Scotland since October 1993.
Statistics relating to cold weather payments are not collated on a regional basis, however they are kept for each Benefit Agency District.
The attached appendix shows the number of cold weather payments made to people in the areas covered by each Benefits Agency District in Scotland from 1 November 1993, the date when the current cold weather payment season began, to 31 January 1994, the latest date for which figures are available.
I hope you find my reply helpful.
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Cold weather payments in Scotland 1 November 1993 to 31 January 1994 Benefits agency district Number of payments Clyde Coast and Cowal 16,686 Clyde Valley 32,297 Coatbridge 24,157 East Lowlands 35,495 Fife 31,984 Forth Valley 28,354 Glasgow City 21,081 Glasgow East 37,892 Glasgow Laurieston 36,842 Glasgow South West 20,730 Glasgow West 22,794 Grampian and Shetland 43,815 Highlands and Islands 20,671 Irvine and Kilmarnock 25,848 Lomond and Argyll 8,538 Lothian Central 20,787 Lothian West 26,700 Renfrew 23,381
Benefits agency district Number of payments South West Scotland 26,107 Springburn and Cumbernauld 26,471 Tayside 48,538