§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was(a) the number of benefit staff units dealing with unemployment benefit claims in each of the Employment Service administrative regions, (b) the number of unemployed people claiming benefit in each of the administrative regions and (c) the benefit staff unit to claimant ratio in each of the administrative regions as at 1 March 1990, September 1990 and September 1991.
§ Mr. ForthQuestions 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.