HC Deb 18 January 1982 vol 16 cc63-4W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a regional breakdown of the estimated 21, 000 men aged 60 years and over who had, by the time of the publication of the December 1981 unemployment figures, opted for the long-term rate of supplementary benefit and not registered for work; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Chalker

The information is as follows:

Social Security Region Number of cases (rounded to nearest 100)
Scotland 2, 800
Wales and South Western 2,900
Northern 2,500
North West (Manchester) 1,500
North West (Merseyside) 1,900

Social Security Region Number of cases (rounded to nearest 100)
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,100
East Midlands and East Anglia 2,000
West Midlands 1,900
London North 1,300
London South 1,300
London West 900