§ Mr. Pike asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate for the most recent possible date (a) the cost of extending long-term supplementary benefit to the long-term unemployed and (b) how many claimants would benefit.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate for the most recent possible date (a) the cost of extending long-term supplementary benefit to the long-term unemployed and (b) how many claimants would benefit.
§ Mr. Major (a)£540 million; (b) 1.2 million claimants.
(a)£540 million; (b) 1.2 million claimants.