§ 86. Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the total cost to date of administrative arrangements which his Department have made to cope with the payment of supplementary benefit to those involved in the miners' strike.
§ Mr. DeanThis is not known but arrangements have been made to calculate the cost after the dispute ends.
§ Mr. Blenkinsopasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total sum paid by the Supplementary Benefits Commission to single miners and to dependants of married miners at the latest available date, and the amount paid in South Shields.
§ Mr. DeanThe total paid out from the beginning of the dispute to 1st February was £23,831 for strikers themselves and £1,929,411 for strikers' families. The total amount paid out in South Shields for the same period was £1,036 for strikers and £29,322 for strikers' families.