§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the number of voluntarily unemployed deductions made for each year since 1955 on claimants in Wales and the total number of the unemployed claimants drawing benefit. giving the average amount of deduction, expressing the number suffering a deduction as a percentage of all unemployed claimants.
§ Mr. Alec Jones:I regret that this information is not available for Wales. A table of the overall figures for England, Wales and Scotland was given in my right hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall, South (Mr. George) on 29th November 1974.—[Vol. 882, c. 290–2.]
§ Mr. Rifkindasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of voluntarily unemployed deductions made for each year since 1955 on claimants in Scotland, the total number of unemployed claimants drawing benefit, giving the average amount of deduction, and the number suffering a deduction expressed as a percentage of all unemployed claimants.
§ Mr. Alec Jones:I regret this information is not available for Scotland. A 348W before 1961. From that date the information is as follows:
table of the overall figures for England, Wales and Scotland were given in my right hon. Friend's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall, South (Mr. George) on 29th November 1974.—[Vol. 882, c. 290–2.]