§ Mr. MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total sum of money paid, in the form of unemployment benefit to male, female and young claimants in the last 12 months for which figures are available in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, respectively.
§ Mr. MajorThe total estimated expenditure on unemployment benefit in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the financial year 1985–86 was £1,640 million.
A breakdown of this figure is available as follows:
£ million Scotland 189 England 1,314 Wales 88 Northern Ireland 49 I regret that the information requested regarding expenditure by sex and age is not available.