§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the most up to date figures in relation to Benefits Agency activity in each parliamentary constituency affected by the floods in Strathclyde during December 1994 for(a) the number of claims for community care grants, (b) the numbers accepted and paid as per claim, (c) the value of grants claimed expressed as (i) a total and (ii) an average, (d) value of grants paid expressed as (i) a total and (ii) an average, (e) the numbers of claims for crisis loans, (f) the numbers accepted and paid as per claim, (g) the value of applications claimed expressed as (i) a total and (ii) an average, (h) the numbers of claims for community care grants refused expressed as (i) a total and (ii) a percentage, (i) the number of claims for crisis loans refused expressed as (i) a total and (ii) a percentage, (j)
Community care grant applications made by Strathclyde flood victims as at 12 January 1995 District Number of applications received Number awarded Percentage award Amount awarded (£) Average award (£) Number refused Percentage refused Renfrew 421 400 95.0 70,340 175.85 21 5.0 Glasgow South-west 14 14 100.0 17,712 1,265.14 n/a n/a Glasgow Laurieston 4 4 100.0 1,978 494.50 n/a n/a Glasgow East 1 1 100.0 520 520.00 n/a n/a Springburn and Cumbernauld 4 2 50.0 2,139 1,069.50 2 50.0 Totals 444 421 — 92,689 — 21 —
Crisis loan applications made by Strathclyde flood victims as at 12 January 1995 District Number of applications received Number awarded Percentage awarded Amount awarded (£) Average award (£) Number refused Percentage refused Renfrew 102 94 92.2 10,868.00 115.62 8 7.8 Glasgow South west 2 2 100.00 1,760.00 880.00 n/a n/a Glasgow Laurieston 3 3 100.00 221.24 73.75 n/a n/a Glasgow East 1 1 100.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 n/a n/a Springburn and Cumbernauld 1 1 100.00 69.00 69.00 n/a n/a Totals 109 101 — 13,918.24 — 8 —