To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on services, broken down by type in (a) Dartford Borough, (b) Kent Thameside, (c) the Thames Gateway, (d) Kent County Council area and (e) the South East region in each of the last five years. (222452)

Information on expenditure in the South East region is published annually in the DWP departmental report, while expenditure on housing and council tax benefits is published at a local authority level on the Department’s website. The remainder of the requested information could be made available only at disproportionate cost.