§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many unemployed people have been disqualified from unemployment benefit on grounds of voluntary unemployment at each unemployment benefit office in Greater London since the new rules came into operation in October 1986; in how many cases the disqualification was for the maximum period; and what were the comparable figures for a similar period in 1983.
§ Mr. Portillo[pursuant to his reply, 13 July 1987]: I regret that the information is not available in the precise form requested. However the following table shows the number of disqualifications from unemployment benefit imposed under section 20(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 at each adjudication office in the Department of Employment which deals, wholly or partly, with cases from the Greater London area. Later figures are not yet available. Information is not collected on the length of disqualifications and it could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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Adjudication office 1 October 1983 to 31 March 19842 1 October 1986 to 31 March 19872 Barking 2,933 2,672 Borough 2,372 2,144 Croydon 2,225 4,088 Ealing 3,734 1,926 Finchley 2,575 2,550 Hammersmith/Hounslow 4,414 3,005 Hornsey (Kings Cross)1 — 1,802 Leyton 1,603 1,913 Stepney 1,698 1,508
Adjudication office 1 October 1983 to 31 March 19842 1 October 1986 to 31 March 19872 Westminster1 — 1,488 Wimbledon 2,557 2,730 Woolwich 2,370 2,510 Total 26,481 28,336 1 Opened after March 1984. 2 Figures collected on a quarterly basis.