HL Deb 02 July 1981 vol 422 cc399-400WA
Baroness Seear

asked Her Majesty's Government:

For each quarter from January 1976, how many unemployed people refusing suitable employment or neglecting to avail themselves of opportunities of work that exist were referred to an insurance officer; and what percentage of these eventually lost their benefit.

Lord Cullen of Ashbourne

The information requested is given in the table below:

Year Quarter Ending Number of Insurance Officer decisions(1) Percentage where claimant was disqualified(2)
1976 March 1,400 64.9
June 1,300 69.3
September 1,400 64.2
December(3) 1,600 63.7
1977 March(3) 1,900* 66.4
June 1,700 68.4
September 1,700 63.2
December 1,800 64.6
1978 March 2,000 61.8
June 2,000 61.0
September 1,700 62.6
December 2,000 61.4
1979 March 2,700 56.8
June 2,900 60.8
September 3,100 61.2
December 3,900 60.9
1980 March 4,700 60.5
June 4,400 57.9
September 3,300 54.7
December 3,200 46.5
Notes: (1) Includes reviews of earlier decisions. Numbers rounded to nearest hundred.
(2) Percentages based on unrounded numbers.
*(3) Estimated figures.