asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims were received by Peckham, Camberwell, Southwark and Kennington Department of Health and Social Security supplementary benefit offices for single payments in respect of the exceptionally severe weather in January 1987; how many of these claims have been processed; and how many are outstanding.
Information is not available in the form requested. However, up to 24 February 1987—the latest date for which figures are available— the number of exceptionally cold weather £5 payments made and the number of claims refused by the Peckham, Camberwell, Southwark. Kennington and Oval offices were as follows:
| Local office | Number of payments | Number refused |
| Peckham | 2,006 | 266 |
| Camberwell | 1,854 | 157 |
| Southwark | 3,162 | 311 |
| Kennington Park | 2,988 | 440 |
| Kennington (Oval) | 1,136 | 244 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of claimants at the Peckham, Southwark, Camberwell and Kennington Department of Health and Social Security supplementary benefit xoffices who were entitled to severe weather payments actually claimed for the payments in January of this year.
This information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.