§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what the average number of days taken to process new Housing Benefit applications was in each local authority in(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. [142066]
§ Angela EagleThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the number of people in each client group who have been found to have submitted invalid claims for Housing Benefit under the verification framework since its introduction. [141383]
§ Angela EagleThe administration of Housing Benefit and the identification of invalid claims is the responsibility of individual local authorities.