§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total amount paid out in unemployment benefits by his Department for the years 1966 to 1971.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing are the amounts of national insurance unemployment benefit and supplementary allowance paid.
Year Unemployment Benefit £ Supplementary Allowance £ 1966 58,942,000 25,959,921 1967 118,547,914 46,394,586 1968 125,319,134 61,460,131 1969 122,761,952 64,522,316 1970 140,341,343 68,831,007 1971 199,418,033 105,312,285