§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made in each of the last six years,(a) in total and (b) broken down by region; and what the real terms expenditure on those payments was in each case. [144654]
§ Mr. PondThe information is in the table. A breakdown by region would be available only at disproportionate cost.
Number awarded Amount awarded Cash terms (£million) Amount awarded Real terms (£million) 1997–98 55,000 0.47 0.53 1998–99 26,000 0.22 0.24 1999–2000 114,000 0.97 1.04 2000–01 3,535,000 30.05 31.69 2001–02 1,804,000 15.33 15.77 2002–03 1,675,000 14.24 14.24 Notes:
1. Real terms expenditure has been calculated using the GDP deflator released on 11 December 2003 and is based on 2002–03 prices
2. The numbers awarded have been rounded to the nearest 1,000 and the amounts awarded to the nearest £0.01 million.