HC Deb 27 March 1973 vol 853 cc281-2W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether strikers are entitled to free spectacles and dental treatment.

Mr. Dean

No. The personal requirements of strikers are to be disregarded under Section 10 of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 in deciding whether benefit is payable under Section 6 of the Act to meet a National Health Service charge.