HC Deb 07 February 1974 vol 868 cc390-1W
Mr. Churchill

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the expenditure on hospital building in Stretford and Urmston for each of the six years up to April 1974.

Mr. Alison

Expenditure has been as follows:

reply to the hon. Member for Stockport, South (Mr. Orbach) on 2nd November 1973.—[Vol. 863, c. 31.] For people over pension age, it is not possible to distinguish the cost for those who are chronically sick and disabled from the cost for other people over pension age.

Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much it would cost to give a £10 Christmas bonus to those who have been claiming supplementary benefit for five years or more.

Mr. Dean

About £15 million, including £2.2 million for people under pension age.