§ John ThursoTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many calls have been made to the pension credit telephone application line, broken down by originating region. [135927]
§ Malcolm WicksThe information is not available in the form requested. The pension credit application line had received approximately 1.25 million calls as at 25 October 2003.
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§ Mr. Pond[holding answer 3 November 2003]The Department produces a number of leaflets for people who have been bereaved. Around 1,300,000 copies of these leaflets were printed during 2002–03. Information on bereavement benefits is also included in general benefit leaflets.
Leaflets giving details of bereavement benefits are available from social security offices, post offices, undertakers, registrars and some doctor's surgeries.