§ Mr. Cowansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons, their unemployment benefit having run out, are now in receipt of supplementary benefit in the Northern Region for the years 1974 to date and: (a) how many of these are men, and (b) how many of these are women.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe information is shown in the following table:
REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS* IN THE NORTHERN REGION† WHO ARE RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT HAVING EXHAUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT Year (August) Total Men Women 1974 … … 15,000 14,000 1,000 1975 … … 15,000 14,000 1,000 1976 … … 21,000 19,000 2,000 * To the nearest 1,000. † The Northern Region of the Department of Employment.