HC Deb 12 January 1998 vol 304 cc30-1W
Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many(a) former mineworkers and (b) mineworkers' widows are in receipt of cash-in-lieu of fuel payments in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) the North-East region. [22634]

Mr. Battle

The table gives details of beneficiaries who were in receipt of cash-in-lieu of concessionary fuel at 1 December 1997.

Mr. Denis Murphy

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many(a) former mineworkers and (b) minworkers' widows are in receipt of concessionary fuel (i) in the United Kingdom and (ii) the North-East region. [22630]

Total in UK Widows/dependants in UK Total in North-East region Widows/dependents1 in North East region
All beneficiaries2 100,022 30,037 14,085 4,344
Former mineworkers only 85,937 26,934 12,220 3,855
1 There are only a very small number of dependants—normally an adult child who has kept home for a beneficiary.
2 "Beneficiary"—ex-employees of British Coal (mineworkers, staff, clerical, etc.) and widows/dependants who qualify for concessionary fuel.

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