HC Deb 11 February 1972 vol 830 cc468-9W
Mr. John Page

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much has been paid out weekly by his Department in supplementary benefit to single miners and miners' families, both as a total and

Week ended 11th January Week ended 18th January Week ended 25th January Week ended 1st February Total
Region Strikers Dependants Strikers Dependants Strikers Dependants Strikers Dependants Strikers Dependants
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Northern — — — — 1,738 217,960 5,968 190,324 7,706 408,284
Yorks, and Humberside — 600 21 5,942 872 235,833 8,938 255,661 9,831 497,936
East Midlands and East Anglia — — — 62,665 19 202,538 1,241 186,950 1,260 452,153
London South — — — — 23 13,372 16 6,965 39 20,337
South West — — — — — 1,893 — 1,825 — 3,718
Wales — — — — 222 122,872 4,195 114,229 4,417 237,101
West Midlands — — — — 4 57,998 20 55,230 24 113,228
North West Manchester — — — — 165 19,508 254 11,840 419 31,348
North West Merseyside — — — — — 36,030 107 16,757 107 52,887
Scotland — — — — 6 61,043 22 51,376 28 112,419
Total £ — 600 21 68,607 3,049 969,047 20,761 891,157 23,831 1,929,411