§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to ensure adequate payment facilities of unemployment benefit and whether new computer equipment will be required to meet the increase in the number of payments.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAn increase in the capacity of the two computer centres at Reading and Livingston, which control the majority of unemployment benefit and payments to the unemployed, has already been sanctioned and the necessary additional equipment is being obtained. These measures will enable the unemployment benefit service to deal with the increase in the number of payments.