§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unemployed males and females in Scotland have now exhausted their entitlement to earnings-related supplement; and how many males and females in Scotland have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit.
§ Mr. DeanOn 7th August, 1972, the latest date for which figures are available, 35,351 males and 3,427 females registered as unemployed in Scotland had exhausted their entitlement to flat-rate unemployment benefit.
The figures for earnings-related supplement are not immediately available, but I will supply them to the hon. Member as soon as possible.