§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed claimants, based on the national monthly returns between 9 October 1989 and the period ending 24 December 1989 and for each region and for Great Britain as a whole(a) have been issued with warning letters for not actively seeking work, (b) had their claims referred to an adjudicating officer for not actively
National monthly return—actively seeking referrals and disallowances refusal of employment referrals and disqualifications Period ending: 29 December 1989 Actively seeking employment Refusal of Employment Regions Claimants issued warning letters Claims referred to adjudication officer Allowed Disallowed Claims referred to adjudication officer Not disqualified Disqualified Northern 430 50 5 17 17 4 10 Yorkshire and Humberside 481 80 3 18 61 6 2 East Midlands and Eastern 515 68 33 11 89 21 20 London and South East 2,689 463 84 71 536 54 59 South West 474 107 16 28 45 6 4 Wales 548 99 16 16 53 6 11 West Midlands 585 79 20 13 86 17 7 North West 831 76 30 20 45 9 8 Scotland 917 96 20 19 42 13 2 National 7,470 1,118 227 213 974 136 123