asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide a list of each change made to the structure of the housing benefit scheme, other than traditional uprating changes, from March 1983 onwards, giving details of the effect of each change on public expenditure; if he will, for each change that has reduced the scope of the standard housing benefit scheme, provide estimates showing (1) the total number of households with decreased entitlement, (2) the total number of households losing entitlements, (3) a breakdown of the numbers of households with losses falling within appropriate ranges; and if he will provide a breakdown of the above figures between rent and rate assistance and between pensioner, working and other households.

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.