HC Deb 26 January 1970 vol 794 c255W
Mr. Brooks

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the details of the expenditure incurred by his Department in 1969 upon advertisements designed to discourage smoking; and if he will specify the proportion of this amount expended on television advertisements.

Dr. John Dunwoody

Expenditure by the Health Education Council during 1969 on publicity materials designed to dis-

Percentage of claimants Percentage of weekly expenditure on supplementary benefits
Great Britain Huddersfield local office Great Britain
Retirement pensioner recipients of supplementary benefit 61.6 69.0 37.0
National insurance widows in receipt of supplementary benefit 4.3 3.2 3.0
Women under 60 with care of children (single, separated wives, divorcees, etc.) 6.6 8.0 17.3