§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if those on (a) supplementary benefit, (b) housing benefit and (c) family income supplement in Scotland will qualify for free food from European Economic Community intervention food stores in the eight-week European Economic Community campaign; and what monitoring procedures are being undertaken to ensure those eligible receive such food.
§ Mr. John MacKayAssessment of eligibility is for the charities themselves, but the Government regard the most needy as including those on supplementary benefit and family income supplement, and other groups of people who are either homeless, living in hostels, attending feeding centres, receiving meals on wheels or very disadvantaged in other ways.