§ 24. Mr. McElhoneasked the Secretary of State for Employment what amounts were paid in unemployment benefit in Scotland in the first nine months of 1971; and how this compares with 1969 and 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe amount of national insurance unemployment benefit paid in Scotland in the first nine months of 1971 was £22,133,306. In the same nine months of the previous two years the amounts paid were:
£ 1970 15,190,011 1969 9,674,249