§ Mr. Worsleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many claims for industrial injuries benefit were made by part-time workers in 1967;
(2) what the total expenditure on industrial injuries benefit was for the year 1967; and how much of this went to part-time workers.
§ Mr. PentlandThe total expenditure on industrial injuries benefit in the year 1967–68 was £99 million. I regret that neither the number of claims from part-time workers nor the amount of benefit paid to them is known, since the duration of the working week is not relevant to basic entitlement to benefit.