§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants for supplementary benefit, national insurance widows' benefit and industrial injuries widows' benefit were investigated for cohabitation during 1974, or the most recent period for which figures are available; how many in each of these groups had their benefit withdrawn or reduced; what was the resultant saving to the Exchequer for each group; and what was the net saving after taking into account the cost of the investigations.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe latest available information, for the year 1973, is as follows: