§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the aggregate cost to public funds to date of supplementary benefits paid to those involved in the Jaguar strike and their dependants, and of administrative arrangements necessitated thereby, respectively.
§ Sir K. JosephUp to 14th July, 1972, payments of benefit amounted to £927. The administrative cost is not available.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will take steps to clarify their rights to supplementary benefits to persons involved in the Jaguar strike, in view of the terms of leaflets that have been circulated, encouraging such persons to claim benefit, details of which are in his possession.
§ Sir K. JosephAdequate information about entitlement to supplementary benefit was provided by my Department's local office in Coventry to officials and shop stewards of the union involved in the trade dispute at Jaguar Cars Limited. Judging by the small number of claims to benefit received on 7th and 14th July, the information was well understood by potential claimants. I deplore the terms of the leaflet, but I understand that the union was not responsible for its production.