HC Deb 04 February 1971 vol 810 c443W
Mr. Sillars

asked 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 Smith

The 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.]