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Mr. John Morris
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make it his policy to pay the f5 heating supplement to pensioners who live in communities which are in a high rainfall, wind or high altitude areas, and where weather conditions are worse than average.
Mr. Major
Having recently changed the temperature criterion to 0 deg. Celsius we have no plans for further changes to the arrangements for single payments in periods of exceptionally cold weather.
of the whole study. Interpretation of the figures and decisions on any further work will have to be considered when the full report is available, and in the light of advice from the committee on medical aspects of radiation in the environment.