§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claims have been received in(a) the Greenock office and (b) the Port Glasgow office of his Department from former British Shipbuilders Ltd. employees about 13 weeks arrears of supplementary benefit; how many of these claims have been accepted; what was the average payment; and what were the reasons for refusal in each case.
§ Mr. PortilloLocal offices are not required to keep statistics of this kind. Some information on claims from former employees of British Shipbuilders Ltd. is, however, available from local unofficial records:
Greenock office Port Glasgow office Claims received to date 650 554 Claims processed 650 385 Claims paid and average amount (where known) 350 @ 350 not available Reasons for refusal. In the main claims have been disallowed because income exceeds requirements or capital exceeds £3,000.