§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of payments to those involved in the miners' strike and their dependants to date to the Supplementary Benefits Commission, including the cost of administrative arrangements necessitated thereby.
§ Mr. DeanThe total cost from the beginning of the dispute to 22nd February was £4,910,394. The administrative cost is not yet known.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the final cost to the Supplementary Benefits Commission of the Chrysler Linwood strike, including administrative arrangements and payments after return to work.
§ Mr. DeanThe final cost in supplementary benefit of the dispute at Chrysler Linwood was £106,980 including payments after return to work. The administrative cost of paying supplementary benefit in this dispute was about £4,000.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost of payments made to those involved in the British Leyland strike at Bathgate and their dependants to the Supplementary Benefits Commission, including administrative arrangements necessitated thereby.
§ Mr. DeanThe amount paid up to 22nd February in the dispute at British Leyland, Bathgate, was £7 to strikers themselves and £27,403 for dependants. This dispute is still on. The administrative cost of paying supplementary benefit in this dispute is not yet known.