§ Mr. Bevanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many decisions against self-employed/employee status cases have been made by his Department over the past five years; and how many cases were contested in the courts by his Department over the same period.
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Year Unemployed (Thousands)* Number in receipt of supplementary benefit (Thousands)* Percentage of unemployed 1970 590 240 41 1971 850 390 45 1972 770 390 51 1973 500 250 50 1974 620 300 49 1975 1,160 540 47 †1976 1,320 650 50 ‡1977 1,440 670 47 1978 1,330 600 45 1979 1,290 570 44 1980 2,150 850 40 Source: Unemployment: Department of Employment 100 per cent. count of registered unemployed excluding those temporarily stopped. Unemployed in receipt of supplementary benefit—see Appendix 3. Notes: † Estimated figures due to industrial action. ‡ Change in method of estimation—see Appendix 3. * Rounded to nearest 10,000.
§ Mr. RossiDetailed information relating to all decisions and rulings is not available; and to the extent that it could be obtained, this could be achieved only at disproportionate cost. If my hon. Friend is referring only to those decisions which are given formally under section 93 of the Social Security Act 1975, the answer is 403 and five respectively.