Written question asked by Stephen Hepburn (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 February 2004. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2004 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British citizens not resident in the UK received winter fuel payments in respect of 2003-04; how many of those previously resided in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear, (d) the North East and (e) the UK; and what the value of such payments was in each case. - Inc figures and fact that the information requested is not available.

Answer: Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many British citizens not resident in the UK received Winter Fuel Payments in respect of 2003-04; how many of those previously resided in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Tyne and Wear, (d) the North East and (e) the UK; and what the value of such payments was in each case. [153230] Malcolm Wicks: The information requested is not available. Such information that is available is as follows: So far 14,696 people no longer resident in the United Kingdom have received Winter Fuel Payments for the period winter 2003-04, at a cost of £2,235,700. Citizenship does not affect entitlement to Winter Fuel Payment as entitlement is based on residency in the UK. Correction Official Report, 12 February 2004: In col. 1607W, after the heading "Vaccine Damage Payment Act 1979", insert the following:

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c323-4W; 153230
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Recipients North East Tyne and Wear Overseas residence Winter fuel payment South Tyneside Jarrow
Contains statistics: Yes
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