§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many people were denied benefit for up to six weeks in each of the years 1970 to 1975 (a) for leaving their jobs voluntarily (b) for refusing to take a suitable job when one was offered and (c) for refusing to undergo recommended training;
(2) how many people had their unemployment benefit withheld in each of the years 1970 to 1975 for deliberately choosing to live on benefit rather than seeking work;
(3) how many people lost unemployment benefit altogether in each of the years 1970 to 1975 on the grounds that they were not genuinely available for employment.
§ Mr. O'MalleyThe information is not available in precisely the form requested by the hon. Member, but relevant information is given in the following table:
ing numbers at the end of the preceding five years.
§ Mr. O'Malleyinformation is not available on which to base the comparisons for which the hon. Member asks.