§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he plans to review the procedure for National Health Service disciplinary inquiries.
§ Mr. HayhoeI am considering carefully expressions of concern about the disciplinary inquiry procedure for hospital doctors.
§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the number and estimated cost of National Health Service disciplinary inquiries for the 10 years to the most recent year for which figures are available.
Figures of people receiving supplementary benefit from both local offices at 11 February 1986, and at comparable dates for the last five years are as follows:— 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Persons under pension age excluding the unemployed 9,496 14,833 17,186 17,846 18,324 18,104 Unemployed persons* 5,424 6,296 7,860 9,537 10,675 11,214 Persons over pension age 11,056 11,093 11,302 11,198 11,235 11,008 * People in receipt of Unemployment Benefit and Supplementary Benefit are included in the total figure. Source: 100 per cent. count of cases in action.
Figures of people receiving unemployment benefit from the unemployment benefit offices at November 1985—the latest available—and at comparable dates for the last five years are as follows:— February 1982* November 1982 November 1983 November 1984* November 1985 Persons in receipt of unemployment benefit only 8,164 7,253 5,794 n/a 4,750 Persons in receipt of unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit 2,550 2,250 2,016 n/a 1,471 * Figures for November 1981 and 1984 are not available because of a trade dispute. Source: Quarterly analysis of unemployed claimants.