§ Mr. Boyesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost to his Department of the present level of unemployment in the northern region.
§ Mr. MacGregorNo figures are kept dividing benefit expenditure on the unemployed by regions. For the overall cost to the Exchequer of unemployment and supplementary benefit paid to the unemployed, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Clackmannan (Mr. O'Neill) on 6 November, at columns 516–17.