§ Mr. Rookerasked 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. ChalkerThe information is as follows:
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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