HC Deb 23 November 1982 vol 32 c436W
Miss Joan Lestor

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Eton and Slough of 20 July, Official Report, c. 86, if he will provide a breakdown by sex of the numbers of benefit disallowances during the pilot trial of work availability.

Mr. Waddington

A total of 19 women and 17 men were disallowed benefit during the pilot trial of the initial availability test.