§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unemployed persons of each sex claiming benefits were ineligible for both national insurance and supplementary benefits for each year since 1964 up to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownI regret that information in the form requested by my hon. Friend is not available. The following table, however, sets out the number74W of unemployed persons who were registered at employment exchanges on a specific date in November of each year, and who on that date were for any reason not in receipt of either unemployment benefit or supplementary benefit.
Males (thousands) Females (thousands) 1964 57 36 1965 57 32 1966 89 41 1967 93 39 1968 97 34 1969 112 34 1970 118 35 1971 133 44 1972 123 42 1973 100 26