88. Mr. Bruce Campbellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the amount paid out in supplementary benefits in the year 1967 to women separated from their husbands.
§ Mr. EnnalsI regret that this information is not available. But a sample inquiry in November, 1967, suggested that expenditure on supplementary benefit for separated wives staying at home to care for children was at the annual rate of something like £30 million.