§ 71. Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount of social services payments made to the wives and families of men on strike in the years 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe amount of supplementary benefit paid to strikers' families were as follows:
Year Amount £ 1972 8,380,124 1973 729,302 1974 4,994,090 The provisional amount for 1975 was £750,000. Unemployment benefit is not payable to people involved in trade disputes.