HC Deb 25 February 1972 vol 831 c391W
Mr. Woodhouse

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide financial compensation to old people's homes which incurred extra expenditure as a direct result of power cuts during the miners' strike.

Sir K. Joseph

No. I do not think that the scale of extra expenditure incurred by old people's homes calls for exceptional financial aid from the Government.