§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he pro-
Estimated numbers of claimants receiving unemployment benefit in thousands Estimated numbers of recipients as a percentage of registered unemployed claimants* Receiving flat-rate benefit with or without ERS Receiving flat-rate benefit with ERS Receiving flat-rate benefit with or without ERS Per cent. Receiving flat-rate benefit with ERS Per cent. 1978— November … 492 209 41 17 1979— May … … 451 176 41 16 November … 467 Not yet available 41 — 1980— February … 571 Not available 44 — * 100 per cent. count and 5 per cent. sample of registered unemployed which from November 1978 exclude those persons claiming neither benefit nor national insurance credits.