§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the amount of unemployment benefit paid in (a) Wolverhampton, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England and Wales as a whole at the latest available date to the following age groups (i) 16 to 19 years, (ii) 20 to 24 years and (iii) over 24 years.
§ Mrs. ChalkerBased on statistical information for early November 1979, it is estimated that the weekly amount of unemployment benefit paid in England to those aged 16 to 19 years was about £885,000; to those aged 2052W to 24 years, it was about £1,835,000; and to those aged over 24, it was £6,410,000. I regret that comparable information for Wolverhampton and the West Midlands is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.