§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons in 631W Coventry have now exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit; what percentage of the total unemployed in Coventry this represents; and how this position compares with 1973, 1974 and 1975.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe latest month for which figures are available is August 1976. The following table shows, for the area covered by the Coventry unemployment benefit office, a comparison between that month and the corresponding months in 1974 and 1975. Figures for 1973 are not available.
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS WHO HAD EXHAUSTED THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT Year (August) Number Percentage of total registered unemployed 1974 890 13.2 1975 1,220 8.3 1976 2,420 14.0