§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what amounts were paid in unemployment benefit in the Northern Region in September for each of the years 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing were the amounts of National Insurance unemployment benefit paid by employment exchanges in Northern Region in September for each of the following years:
Year Amount 1968 £1.084,083 1969 £909,085 1970 £879,114 1971 £1,518,798 These figures do not include National Insurance unemployment benefit paid by certain local education authorities to persons under 18. The amount of such benefit paid in September 1970, was £11,975 and in September 1971, £22,381. Comparable figures are not available for earlier years.
§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total registrations for unemployment benefit for the period September, 1970-September, 1971, in the Hartlepool employment exchanges, the total number obtaining work, and the number of vacancies registered.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithDuring the period September 1970-September 1971, the total number of claims to unemployment benefit made at the Hartlepool and Hartlepool Headlands local offices was 10,576.
89W The total number of people obtaining work during this period is not known but the two employment exchanges placed 3,618 persons in employment.
The number of vacancies notified during the period was 3,969, some of which were subsequently cancelled.