§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what account, in calculating social security benefit due, will be taken in the case of a 19-year-old Italian girl, living in a squat in Maida Vale on £31 a week social security, of the fact that she has to pay a court fine of £25 for stealing a wreath from a war memorial.
§ Mr. Orme:It is not the policy of the Supplementary Benefits Commission to take account of court fines in assessing supplementary benefit.