§ 12. Mr. MacDougallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland will be eligible for Winter Fuel Payments in 2003–04; and if he will make a statement. [128454]
§ Mrs. McGuireThe information requested is not available, however the number of people in Scotland who received the Winter Fuel Payment in 2002–03 is estimated to have been 1,009,090, made up of 430,665 men and 578,425 women.
§ John RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pensioner households are receiving winter fuel allowance in(a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow, Anniesland. [128450]
§ Mrs. McGuireIn 2002/2003, 679,710 households in Scotland, 62,805 in the Glasgow parliamentary constituencies and 8,170 in Glasgow, Anniesland constituency are estimated to have received the winter fuel payment.