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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made in respect of households in (a) Chesterfield and (b) Derbyshire in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made in respect of households in (a) Chesterfield and (b) Derbyshire in 2008-09.
| Weather station | Number of triggers in 2008-09 |
| Nottingham | 2 |
| Bingley | 3 |
| Woodford | 4 |
| Source: | |
| DWP Records |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of St. Albans constituency in each year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of St. Albans constituency in each year since 2003.
| Postcode district | Weather station | Years |
| AL1-4 | Andrewsfield | 2002-03 onwards |
| HP3 | Bracknell | 2002-03 |
| HP3 | High Wycombe | 2003-04 onwards |
| WD2, 4-5, 7, 25 | Heathrow | 2002-03 onwards |
| Cold weather payment triggers at each weather station | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrewsfield | Bracknell | High Wycombe | Heathrow | |
| 2002-03 | 1 | 1 | ¹— | 0 |
| 2003-04 | 0 | ¹— | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 0 | ¹— | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 0 | ¹— | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 0 | ¹— | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 0 | ¹— | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 3 | ¹— | 3 | 1 |
| ¹Denotes not applicable: the weather station was not used in the cold weather payment scheme in that year. Source: DWP records. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of Mid Bedfordshire constituency in each year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of Mid Bedfordshire constituency in each year since 2003.
| Cold weather payment triggers at Bedford weather station | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| 2002-03 | 1 |
| 2003-04 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 3 |
| Source: DWP records. |
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Helen Goodman) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce that, following advice from the Meteorological Office, the annual review of the cold weather payments scheme has now been completed. Amending regulations were laid...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Helen Goodman) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce that, following advice from the Meteorological Office, the annual review of the cold weather payments scheme has now been completed. Amending regulations were laid...
I am pleased to announce that, following advice from the Meteorological Office, the annual review of the Cold Weather Payments scheme has now been completed. Amending regulations were laid on 5 October and will come into force on 1 November 2009, in time for the beginning of the winter period....
I am pleased to announce that, following advice from the Meteorological Office, the annual review of the Cold Weather Payments scheme has now been completed. Amending regulations were laid on 5 October and will come into force on 1 November 2009, in time for the beginning of the winter period....
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency in each year since 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made to residents of Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency in each year since 2003.
| Cold weather payment triggers at Coleshill weather station | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| 2002-03 | 1 |
| 2003-04 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 3 |
| Source: | |
| DWP records |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made as a result of temperatures reported by each weather station in each year since such payments were first made; and which weather stations cover each constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments have been made as a result of temperatures reported by each weather station in each year since such payments were first made; and which weather stations cover each constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will assess the appropriateness of the threshold for cold weather payments in respect of those diagnosed with certain medical conditions or taking certain medications whose conditions may be exacerbated by cold weather conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will assess the appropriateness of the threshold for cold weather payments in respect of those diagnosed with certain medical conditions or taking certain medications whose conditions may be exacerbated by cold weather conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received the extra cold weather payment of £60 awarded for the winter of 2008-09 in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow South West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people received the extra cold weather payment of £60 awarded for the winter of 2008-09 in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow South West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Hendon constituency received cold weather payments in 2008-09; and what the average amount received by such individuals was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Hendon constituency received cold weather payments in 2008-09; and what the average amount received by such individuals was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in North East Fife constituency qualified for cold weather payments in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in North East Fife constituency qualified for cold weather payments in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments were made to households in West Chelmsford constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cold weather payments were made to households in West Chelmsford constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in each (a) constituency and (b) weather station area who would be eligible for cold weather payments should temperatures fall below the trigger point.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in each (a) constituency and (b) weather station area who would be eligible for cold weather payments should temperatures fall below the trigger point.
| Estimated number of benefit units eligible for cold weather payments by weather station in Great Britain in 2008-09 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weather station | Admin area | Estimated number of eligible benefit units |
| Aberporth | Ceredigion | 4,700 |
| Albemarle | Northumberland | 146,100 |
| Andrewsfield | Essex | 68,200 |
| Aultbea | Highland | 500 |
| Aviemore | Highland | 800 |
| Bedford | Bedfordshire | 84,100 |
| Bingley | West Yorkshire | 160,900 |
| Bishopton | Renfrewshire | 205,300 |
| Boscombe Down | Wiltshire | 13,000 |
| Boulmer | Northumberland | 14,600 |
| Braemar | Aberdeenshire | 1,600 |
| Brize Norton | Oxfordshire | 25,900 |
| Cardinham (Bodmin) | Cornwall | 13,400 |
| Carlisle | Cumbria | 14,900 |
| Cassley | Highland | 400 |
| Charlwood | West Sussex | 43,000 |
| Charterhall | Scottish Borders | 2,900 |
| Chivenor | Devon | 9,800 |
| Coleshill | Warwickshire | 310,300 |
| Crosby | Merseyside | 271,700 |
| Culdrose | Cornwall | 22,500 |
| Dundrennan | Dumfries and Galloway | 5,300 |
| Dunkeswell Aerodrome | Devon | 40,800 |
| Dyce (Aberdeen Airport) | Aberdeen | 29,200 |
| Edinburgh Gogarbank | Edinburgh | 81,500 |
| Eskdalemuir | Dumfries and Galloway | 6,400 |
| Filton | South Gloucestershire | 58,800 |
| Heathrow | Greater London | 583,400 |
| Hereford-Credenhill | Herefordshire | 53,200 |
| Herstmonceux West End | East Sussex | 26,500 |
| High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | 21,200 |
| Hurn (Bournemouth Airport) | Dorset | 38,000 |
| Isle of Portland | Dorset | 5,100 |
| Kinloss | Moray | 14,900 |
| Kirkwall | Orkney | 1,200 |
| Lake Vyrnwy | Powys | 6,000 |
| Leconfield | East Riding of Yorkshire | 52,800 |
| Lerwick | Shetland | 1,200 |
| Leuchars | Fife | 42,600 |
| Linton on Ouse | North Yorkshire | 138,900 |
| Liscombe | Somerset | 7,700 |
| Loch Glascamoch | Highland | 800 |
| Loftus | Redcar and Cleveland | 57,900 |
| Lusa | Highland | 700 |
| Lyneham | Wiltshire | 36,800 |
| Machrihanish | Argyll and Bute | 3,200 |
| Manston | Kent | 109,100 |
| Marham | Norfolk | 25,700 |
| Norwich Airport | Norfolk | 50,400 |
| Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 252,600 |
| Pembrey Sands | Carmarthenshire | 55,900 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth | 25,200 |
| Redesdale | Northumberland | 6,200 |
| Rhyl | Denbighshire | 16,700 |
| St. Athan | Vale of Glamorgan | 58,300 |
| St. Catherine's Point | Isle of Wight | 4,100 |
| Salsburgh | North Lanarkshire | 15,100 |
| Scilly St. Mary | Isles of Scilly | 100 |
| Sennybridge | Powys | 67,500 |
| Shap | Cumbria | 4,900 |
| Shawbury | Shropshire | 64,700 |
| South Farnborough | Hampshire | 60,400 |
| Stornoway Airport | Western Isles | 2,800 |
| Thorney Island | West Sussex | 113,000 |
| Tiree | Argyll and Bute | 100 |
| Trawsgoed | Ceredigion | 3,400 |
| Tulloch Bridge | Highland | 2,200 |
| Valley | Anglesey | 13,300 |
| Waddington | Lincolnshire | 90,000 |
| Walney Island | Cumbria | 23,100 |
| Wattisham | Suffolk | 54,600 |
| West Freugh | Dumfries and Galloway | 5,000 |
| Wick Airport | Highland | 2,600 |
| Wittering | Peterborough | 28,200 |
| Woodford | Greater Manchester | 208,600 |
| Yeovilton | Somerset | 27,400 |
| Notes: | ||
| 1. The admin area gives the location of each weather station, not the area which is linked to the weather station. For example, Heathrow weather station covers almost all of Greater London, but not all of it, and some areas outside Greater London are linked to Heathrow weather station. | ||
| 2. The estimated numbers of eligible benefit units are the most recently available, but they are only estimates. | ||
| 3. The estimated numbers of eligible benefit units have been rounded to the nearest 100. | ||
| Sources: | ||
| Admin areas for weather stations: the Met Office, October 2008. | ||
| Estimated numbers of eligible benefit units: analysis of a scan of benefit recipients eligible for cold weather payments taken at the end of October 2008. |
(2) for what reason families in receipt of both child tax credit and disability living allowance for their children experienced difficulties in receiving cold weather payments after the recent period of below-freezing temperatures; and how many families were so affected.
(2) for what reason families in receipt of both child tax credit and disability living allowance for their children experienced difficulties in receiving cold weather payments after the recent period of below-freezing temperatures; and how many families were so affected.