§ Mr. LoydenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people had unemployment benefit claims disallowed by adjudication officers, in the adjudication area covering Merseyside, on the ground that claimants were not available for work, in each quarter since 1986; and what was the number of claims disallowed as a percentage of total claims.
§ Mr. LeeThe table shows, over the period for which figures are available, the number of persons whose entitlement to unemployment benefit was disallowed because they were considered not to be available for work for the area requested.
Information requested on the number of claims disallowed as a percentage of the total claims made is not available.
Quarter ending Number disallowed 31 March 1986 193 30 June 1986 173 30 September 1986 292 31 December 1986 272 31 March 1987 246 30 June 1987 183 30 September 1987 244 31 December 1987 209 31 March 1988 186 30 June 1988 160