§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many registered unemployed persons were at the latest date receiving neither unemployment benefit nor supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. PrenticeIn May 1979, the latest available date, 188,400 claimants to unemployment benefit or unemployment credits received neither unemployment benefit nor supplementary allowance. In addition, there were about 65,000 people registering as unemployed but not claiming benefit or credits.