§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed people were disqualified for unemployment benefit under each paragraph of section 20(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 in the area covered by the Newport, Gwent, unemployment benefit office, in the latest month for which information can be obtained; in how many cases disqualification was imposed for the maximum period of 26 weeks; and whether he will arrange for records of the lengths of disqualifications to be kept on a routine basis in future.
Mr. JacksonQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service executive agency are the responsibility of Mike Fogden, the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.