36.—(1) The Secretary of State must prepare a report on the financial assistance scheme for the period beginning on 1st April 2009 and ending on the day before the day these Regulations come into force.
(2) The report must deal with the operation of the financial assistance scheme in the period to which it relates and in particular—
(a)the number of persons who have received payments under the FAS Regulations; and
(b)the total amount of those payments.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report prepared in accordance with paragraph (1) before each House of Parliament.