§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will provide an estimate of the cost of unemployment in Northern Ireland for the last full financial year.
§ Mr. NeedhamDuring the 1986–87 financial year a total of £227.9 million was paid to the unemployed—£53.7 million by way of unemployment benefit and a further £174.2 million by way of supplementary allowances. Information on expenditure on agency benefits (for example, free welfare foods, school meals, Health Service charges, hospital fares, prison visits) and supplementary benefit single payments received by the unemployed is not readily available.