§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of persons who were disallowed the following benefits or had them paid at reduced rates in each year since 1970 because of deficient national insurance contribution records, sickness benefit, invalidity pension, unemployment benefit, widow's benefit, maternity grant, and retirement pension; and if she will give the information for Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and the English regions.
§ Mr. MeacherInformations is not available in the form requested but the following are the numbers of persons incapacitated, or unemployed, etc., on a given day in each of the years since 1970 for which figures are held, whose claim to benefit had been disallowed or who were receiving benefit at a reduced rate because of a contribution deficiency. Information is only held on a Great Britain basis and there is no strictly comparable information available about maternity grant.