§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons in Scotland have now exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit; what percentage of the total unemployed this represents; and how this position compares with that in 1973, 1974 and 1975.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe latest month for which numbers are available is August 1976, and the following table shows a comparison between that month and the corresponding month in 1973, 1974 and 1975.
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT—SCOTLAND Year (August) Number Percentage of total registered unemployed in Scotland 1973 33,300 34.4 1974 25,700 27.2 1975 25,200 18.7 1976 32,200 18.5