§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether strikers in receipt of supplementary benefits on behalf of their dependants will qualify for extra help with their next electricity bills if they are in excess of £20.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether strikers in receipt of supplementary benefits for their dependants also qualify for the £5 fuel bonus.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total sum that has been paid in supplementary benefit (a) to strikers and (b) to strikers' dependants in each year since 1966.
§ Mr. OrmeThe information is as follows:
Year Strikers Strikers' dependants £ £ 1966 1,454 126,134 1967 1,770 375,330 1968 749 333,722 1969 1,401 747,141 1970 2,191 1,445,912 1971 5,434 4,309,149 1972 181,447 8,380,124 1973 2,950 729,302 1974 46,957 4,994,090 1975 2,080 776,441 1976 2,128 363,062 1977 6,612 2,496,625 1978—to end of November 5,004 3,105,663