§ 33. Sir T. Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has now completed his review of the Social Security Act, 1971 with particular regard to the treatment of strike or picketing pay and tax refunds in assessing entitlement to supplementary benefits; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir K. JosephThe review is continuing. This is a complex matter and it is particularly important, in any new arrangements made, to find the right balance between reducing the incentive to strike and subjecting strikers' families to hardship.