HC Deb 08 November 1971 vol 825 cc77-8W
Mr. Golding

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons are currently unemployed and unable to receive unemployment benefit as a result of their period of unemployment having exceeded 312 days.

Mr. Dean

The latest figure available is for 2nd August, 1971, when 151,204 registered unemployed people had exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit for this reason.