HC Deb 16 February 1976 vol 905 cc540-1W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is her estimate of the total cost of operating additional payments currently made under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) (Colliery Workers Supplementary Scheme) to bring the supplements into line with the increases in other Industrial injury benefit since 1965.

Mr. O'Malley

About £5 million a year. The hon. Member will appreciate that as this is a coal industry scheme and not part of the social security system the cost would be borne by the scheme itself and not the National Insurance Fund.