Unemployment Benefit

HC Deb 31 March 1981 vol 2 c71W

30. Mr. Allen McKay

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what assumption his estimate of the number of persons receiving unemployment benefit in table 12.1 on page 122 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1981–82 to 1983–84" is based.

40. Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services on what assumptions his estimate of the number of persons receiving unemployment benefit from 1980–81 to 1981–82 table 2.12.1 on page 122 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans 1981–82 to 1983–84" is based.

Mr. Rossi

The estimates of the numbers receiving unemployment benefit shown in table 2.12.2 on pages 124 and 125 are based on the assumptions given in paragraph 14 on the same pages.