§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the locations of the meteorological stations on the basis of whose readings eligibility for cold weather payments are determined for each part of Wales, and if each case its(a) height above sea level and (b) proximity to the coast. [18508]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe information is set out in the table:
Weather station Height above mean sea level (metres) Proximity to coastline (kilometres) Aberporth 133 less than 5 Capel Curig 216 140 Crosby 9 less than 5 Great Malvern 44 160 Mumbles Head 32 less than 5 Rhoose 65 less than 5 Rhyl 77 less than 5 Sennybridge 307 130 Shawbury 72 160 Valley 10 less than 5 1 Rounded to the nearest 10 kilometres.