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Mr. Woodhouse
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will provide financial compensation to old people's homes which incurred extra expenditure as a direct result of power cuts during the miners' strike.
Sir K. Joseph
No. I do not think that the scale of extra expenditure incurred by old people's homes calls for exceptional financial aid from the Government.