§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the(a) City of Edinburgh local authority area and (b) Edinburgh West constituency have been written to by his Department regarding direct payment; how many have opted for a Post Office card account; how many have opted to have their money paid into a normal or new basic bank account; and how many have yet to express a preference. [142622]
§ Mr. PondWe do not have the information in the format requested. This could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Key figures on the progress of conversion to Direct Payment are available in the Library, updated every four weeks.