HC Deb 20 June 1977 vol 933 c369W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of unemployed people in Scotland who have exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit; and how this compares with the same period in the past three years.

Mr. Orme

Following is the information:

Date Number
*May 1974 … … … 27,800
February 1975 … … … 24,900
February 1976 … … … 28,100
February 1977 … … … 38,500
* No figure available for February 1974