Social Fund: Lancashire

Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time was for decisions to be taken on crisis loan applications in Lancashire in each month of 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Kitty Ussher
The information requested is not available.

Crisis loan applications for Lancashire are processed at Chorlton benefit delivery centre. However, Chorlton benefit delivery centre does not only process applications from Lancashire.