§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have any plans to increase the social fund allocation for the Motherwell area.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Lord Henley)Allocations to social fund budgets are routinely kept under review. All districts including Motherwell have already received mid-year increases of at least 10 per cent. in their budgets for both loans and grants.