§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will update to May 1979 the answer given to the hon. Member for Birkenhead, 22 May,Official Report, c. 114-16.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI shall write to the hon. Member as soon as the necessary information has been assembled.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost in social security and other 675W benefits of 2 million unemployed; and what would be the extra cost over that already being paid.
§ Mrs. ChalkerAt 1979–80 average benefit levels, about £2,050 million and £550 million respectively.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated effect on expenditure on unemployment and supplementary benefit of every extra 100,000 unemployed (a) at 1978 survey prices and (b) at 1979–80 benefit rates.
§ Mrs. ChalkerOf the order of £100 million and £110 million respectively.
§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many citizens from other EEC countries are currently in receipt of social security and other welfare benefits in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. PrenticeCitizens of other EEC countries qualify for United Kingdom social security and other welfare benefits on the same basis as United Kingdom citizens. The information requested is not therefore available.
§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in what respects the welfare benefits available to EEC citizens in the United Kingdom are not available to United Kingdom citizens in other EEC countries.
§ Mr. PrenticeAvailability of benefit in another EEC country would depend on whether a comparable benefit was provided in the country concerned, the qualifying conditions for that benefit, whether EEC or other international agreements applied and the conditions under which the United Kingdom citizen was present in that country.
The detailed information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.