§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total amount spent on unemployment benefit in each planning region of the United Kingdom in December, 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe information is not available. The National Insurance Acts applying to Great Britain do not apply in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man. I gave the hon. Member the information in respect of Great Britain in my reply of 3rd February.—[Vol. 810, c. 397–8.]