HC Deb 08 June 1984 vol 61 cc295-6W
Mr. Ashton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims for benefit from the dependants of striking miners have been received in each week since 23 April at his area offices in Mansfield, ollerton, Sutton, Kirkby, Retford, Newark, Hucknall and Arnold, Nottinghamshire.

Dr. Boyson

Claims for supplementary benefits in respect of the dependants of striking miners in the

Date Commissioned and Assignment Contractor
(a) Management Consultancies
1979 Taxation of Unemployment Benefits Arthur Young
1979 Market research into methods of payment of benefit Research Survey of Great Britain Ltd.
1979 Review of the usuage of periodicals and branch libraries Capital Planning Information
1980 To devise a methodology to identify areas of work amenable to computer assistance Pactel

Nottinghamshire area are being handled at two centres, Mansfield and Nottingham. The numbers of first claims received by these centres each week since 25 April 1984 are set out below.

Week Commencing Mansfield Nottingham
25 April 1984 51 124
2 May 1984 57 142
9 May 1984 265 116
16 May 1984 182 29
23 May 1984 59 12
30 May 1984 47 8