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How many persons who qualified for severe weather payments for each month from 1st November 1995 to 30th April 1996, applied to each of the Benefits Agency offices in the Doncaster and Mexborough area; and what were the figures for the period 1st November 1994 to 30th April 1995. -...

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 June 1996
Reference
31432; 279 c259W;279 c253W
House
House of Commons

What assessment he has made of the suitability of Warrington weather station for assessing temperature for cold weather payments in the Mexborough area of the Don Valley constituency.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 March 1996
Reference
19344; 274 c233-4W;274 c233W
House
House of Commons

How many people claimed cold weather payments in the area covered by his benefits offices in (a) Doncaster and (b) Mexborough from mid-December 1995 to the end of February 1996; on which dates they qualified; and what was the total amount paid to those whose claims were met; and how...

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 1996
Reference
273 c646W; 19742;19766
House
House of Commons

If he will list for (a) Mexborough and (b) Doncaster residents within the Parliamentary constituency of Don Valley entitled to receive cold weather payments the station used as the basis for calculations; in respect of how many days each area has received cold weather payments in winter 1995-96; what has...

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Social Security Benefits Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
7 March 1996
Reference
17376; 273 c349W
House
House of Commons

If he will ensure that the Parliamentary constituency of Don Valley is covered by a single weather station in respect of cold weather payments.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 March 1996
Reference
17373; 273 c78W;273 c77W
House
House of Commons

What research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the temperature level at which cold weather payments are triggered.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 February 1996
Reference
15007; 271 c710W
House
House of Commons

If he will reassess the appropriateness of the interval between qualification for cold weather payments and receipt of the money. - Text of letter from Peter Mathison of Social security benefits agency.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Social Security Benefits Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 January 1996
Reference
8416; 270 c105-6W
House
House of Commons

What considerations he has given to replacing cold weather payments with an increase in income support.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 1996
Reference
269 c723W;269 c721W; 8448
House
House of Commons

If he will reassess the appropriateness of the system for triggering cold weather payments, with particular reference to the distance between the weather stations and the areas in which payments are made.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 1996
Reference
8417; 269 c723-4W;269 c721-2W
House
House of Commons

If he will consider appointing local committees to determine the payment of cold weather payments on basis of need.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 1996
Reference
8419; 269 c724W;269 c722W
House
House of Commons

If he will make a cold weather payment to everyone receiving benefits every winter, irrespective of temperature.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 January 1996
Reference
8418; 269 c723W;269 c721W
House
House of Commons

How many cold weather payments have been made in (a) Doncaster, (b) Barnsley, (c) Rotherham and (d) Sheffield since October 1993. - Inc text of letter from Tony Laurance of Social Security Benefits Agency.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Social Security Benefits Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 April 1994
Reference
241 c218W
House
House of Commons

How many cold weather payments have been made in (a) South Yorkshire, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) West Yorkshire and (d) Humberside since October 1993. - Info could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 April 1994
Reference
241 c152W
House
House of Commons

What assessment has been made of whether the weather station at Finningley used to assess cold weather payments covers too wide an area.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 March 1994
Reference
240 c164-5W;240 c165W
House
House of Commons

To give the circumstances in which pensioners will not receive the full allowances to help with the cost of VAT on fuel.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 March 1994
Reference
239 c135-6W
House
House of Commons

Where is the weather station which provides the recordings to enable cold weather payments to be made to citizens resident in Doncaster; what reviews he is currently carrying out to change the location of the weather station in relation to Doncaster.

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 January 1994
Reference
235 c631W;235 c629W
House
House of Commons

Where is the weather station whose recordings trigger payments to the residents of Balmoral and Braemar. - Inc fact that list of weather stations and post-coded areas they cover contained in social fund cold weather payments general regulations (copies in Library).

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 December 1993
Reference
233 c599W;233 c596W
House
House of Commons

That this House, realising the effect of the present very cold weather on pensioners and others on low incomes, calls on the Government to immediately pay in all areas the cold weather payments to those eligible and not wait until all the Government's conditions are met.

Primary sponsor
David Winnick (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
22 November 1993
Reference
43; 43A1
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the recent atrocious weather conditions in Scotland and the North of England which has left some areas under several feet of snow, has trapped people in cars and in their homes and has caused great difficulties in rural areas; notes with alarm that as of 13...

Primary sponsor
Ian Davidson (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Type
Early day motions
Date
12 January 1993
Reference
1149; 1149A1; 1149A2; 1149A3
House
House of Commons

For what reasons local statistics on cold weather payments prior to 1st November 1991 were destroyed without being recorded on micro-fiche. - Text of letter from Michael Bichard of Benefits Agency. Inc fact that no local statistics held prior to financial year 1991-92. Info covering former DHSS Northern Eastern Region...

Asked by
Martin Redmond (Labour)
Answering body
Social Security Benefits Agency
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 December 1992
Reference
215 c232W
House
House of Commons