Mr. Hume: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available on the amounts of money recovered to date in respect of budgeting Loans Or Crisis loans, by social security office and by premium.

Mr. Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many, and what percentage of, income support claimants in Scotland (a) aged over 60 years and (b) aged under 60 years are repaying social fund budgeting Loans Or Crisis loans by deductions from their benefit payments.

Mr. Scott: The table shows the number and the percentage of income support claimants in Scotland (a) 56 aged over 60 and (b) aged under 60 repaying social fund budgeting Loans Or Crisis loans from their benefit payments at the end of November 1990.

(5) how many, and what percentage of income support claimants in Scotland (a) aged over 60 years, (b) aged under 60 years and (c) in total are repaying social fund budgeting Loans Or Crisis loans by deductions from their benefit payments.

The Select Committee report refers to a series a case histories cited by NACAB, in which people apparently eligible for community care grants are claiming budgeting Loans Or Crisis loans instead.