§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what categories of people were represented among the 236,000 unemployed in February who were in receipt of supplementary allowance only; and what is her estimate of the approximate numbers involved in each case.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe figure of those unemployed who were in receipt of supplementary allowance only includes people who had exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit, which is payable for a maximum of 312 days; those whose claims for unemployment benefit had not yet been decided on the date the count was taken; young people who had recently left school; former self-employed persons and others seeking employment with an employer who had not satisfied the contribution conditions for unemployment benefit; those still serving waiting days for unemployment benefit; and some who had been disqualified for receiving unemployment benefit because they had become unemployed voluntarily or through misconduct, or had refused offers of suitable jobs. The following approximate figures are the only ones available:
466WThanet area; and how many of these do not have health visitors' certificates.
§ Mr. MeacherThe Canterbury and Thanet Health District employs 45 health visitors who all have certificates of qualification.