§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in Nottingham had unemployment benefit stopped because they were considered unavailable for work for each of the months for which figures exist.
§ Mr. LeeMonthly information is not readily available about the number of persons whose entitlement to unemployment benefit is disallowed because they are considered not to be available for work. It could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
However, the table below shows, over the period for which figures are available, the quarterly number of claims disallowed by adjudication officers, in the adjudication office area of Nottingham, on the grounds that claimants were not availble for work.
3 month ending Disallowed 31 March 1986 61 30 June 1986 71 30 September 1986 122 31 December 1986 96 31 March 1987 125 30 June 1987 45 30 September 1987 109 31 December 1987 122 31 March 1988 109 30 June 1988 89 30 September 1988 90 31 December 1988 54