§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries operate a guaranteed national minimum income for the unemployed similar to the British supplementary benefit system.
§ Mr. OrmeSo far as I am aware, Australia, France, the German Federal Republic, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand have national schemes of unemployment assistance some of which guarantee a minimum income. Most OECD countries, including those already mentioned, have locally administered social assistance schemes covering persons without resources, including unemployed persons.