HC Deb 24 February 1976 vol 906 c162W
25. Mr. Golding

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will establish an inquiry into the difficulties insured persons face in obtaining benefit.

Mr. Meacher

No. The overwhelming majority of the 17 million claimants to benefit each year experience no difficulty at all. Action is taken to put matters right in the proportionately small number of cases where any difficulty arises such as the two recent cases on which I have corresponded with my hon. Friend.

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