Written question asked by Martin Caton (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 March 1999. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 March 1999 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will list the locations at which temperature readings were taken for the cold weather payments scheme in 1998-99. - Inc figs and ref to Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1998 (SI 1998 No 2455), in Library.

Answer: Mr. Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the locations at which temperature readings were taken for the cold weather payments scheme in 1998-99. [75260] Angela Eagle: 72 weather stations are being used in the scheme this winter. A schedule of the weather stations and postcodes linked to each of them is contained in the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1998 (SI 1998 No. 2455), a copy of which is available in the Library.

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