§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total of residual overpayments for which his Department did not pursue recovery or had to abandon recovery, in each of the past five years for which the figure is available.
§ Mr. GoldingThe figures of residual overpayments of unemployment benefit for the past five years are:
1971–72 £657,179 1972–73 £714,895 1973–74 £575,845 1974–75 £746,291 1975–76 £1,354,766