Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid in consolatory payments for claimants in (a) Preston and (b) the rest of the UK in each of the last three years.

Information regarding the amount paid in consolatory payments to claimants in Preston is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The amount paid in consolatory payments to GB claimants in each of the last three years is in the table.

Notes

1. The amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand

2. The information provided is for GB. Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.

3. The information covers payments made by the following DWP business areas: Jobcentre Plus, Child Support Agency, Disability and Carers Service, The Pensions Service and Debt Management.