§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any plans to make postal applications the standard method of application for supplementary benefit or pensions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitneyI refer the hon. Member to my hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Mr. Bowden) on 30 October at column962.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his most recent estimate of the number of supplementary benefit payments that are subject to deductions under section 6 of the Social Security (No. 2) Act 1980 (a) in Great Britain and (b) in Scotland.
§ Mr. NewtonAll supplementary benefit payments to strikers are subject to deductions under section 6 of the Social Security (No. 2) Act 1980. Cumulative totals of such payments for 1984 up to 23 October are as follows:
Number (a) Great Britain 1,194,258 (b) Scotland 74,045