HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 c263W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will publish information on the total number of unemployed people whose claim to benefit has been disqualified or reduced under section 20(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 from 5 October 1986 to the most recent available date, together with a breakdown showing(a) the number of initial disqualifications that were for less than 13 weeks, (b) the number that were later

Quarter ended
30 September 1986 31 December 1986 31 March 1987 30 June 1987
Section 20(1)(a) 110,865 (1,427) 107,510 (1,674) 99,124 (1,989) 95,991 (1,837)
Section 20(1)(b) 465 (18) 534 (23) 549 (29) 494 (21)
Section 20(1)(c) 304 (13) 315 (7) 412 (23) 428 (14)
Section 20(1)(d) 10 (5) 7 (8) 19 (17) 13 (—)
Section 20(1)(e) 1,227 (58) 1,589 (86) 1,625 (120) 1,242 (51)
Total 112,871 (1,521) 109,955 (1,798) 101,729 (2,178) 98,168 (1,923)