HC Deb 19 March 1984 vol 56 c373W
Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what number and percentage of those unemployed in Burnley have exhausted their right to unemployment benefit.

Dr. Boyson

At November 1983, there were 2,300 unemployed claimants in the area covered by the Burnley unemployment benefit offices who had exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit. This was 39.7 per cent. of the total number of unemployed claimants in that area.