§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many miners or their families had money deducted from their social security payments as a result of the treatment of loans from local authorities as income; and what is the total sum involved;
(2) how many miners' families received no payment from his Department in at least one week of the miners' industrial dispute as a result of the treatment of loans from local authorities as income.
§ Mr. NewtonSeparate records are not kept of the resources taken into account in the assessment of entitlement. I regret therefore that the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.