§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many of the 182,000 men in May, 1972, who had exhausted their unemployment benefit were receiving supplementary allowances;
(2) how many men were on the books of his Department at the most recent date who had exhausted their right to unemployment benefit; and how many were receiving supplementary allowances.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 1st May, 1972, the number was 139,000.