§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1), of the 567,000 people on the unemployed register in October 1975 and who were receiving unemployment benefit only, as indicated in the October Department of Employment Gazette, Table Entitlement to 81W Benefits: (a) how many men claimed for dependent wives, (b) how many men claimed for dependent wives and children, (c) how many men were in receipt of benefit as a single person, (d) how many women claimed for dependent husbands, (e) how many women claimed for dependent husbands and children and (f) what was the total cost of benefit for the above;
(2) of the 115,000 people on the unemployed register in October 1975 who were in receipt of unemployment benefit and a supplementary allowance (1) how many men claimed for dependent wives, (2) how many men claimed for dependent wives and children, (3) how many men received benefit for a single person, (4) how many women claimed for dependent husbands, (5) how many women claimed for dependent husbands and children, (6) what was the total cost of unemployment benefit for the whole group and (7) what was the total cost of supplementary benefit for the whole group;
(3) of the 429,000 people unemployed in October 1975, and who were in receipt of supplementary allowance only (1) how many men claimed for dependent wives, (2) how many men claimed for dependent wives and children, (3) how many women claimed for dependent husbands, (4) how many women claimed for dependent husbands and children and (5) what was the total cost of this benefit.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI regret that information is not available for October 1975, but I will write to my hon. Friend giving him the information we have.