§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Stockport, North, Official Report, 25 April, column 304, how many women in each of the last five years who also have dependent children have received an earnings-related addition to widow's allowance.
§ Mr. PrenticeIt is regretted that statistics are not kept in the form requested. On the assumption that the proportion of widows with children getting earnings-related addition was the same as the proportion of all widow's allowance beneficiaries getting earnings-related addition, the numbers are as follows to the nearest thousand:
1974 13,000 1975 12,000 1976 12,000 1977 12,000 1978 12,000