§ 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 from the office; in how many cases disqualification was imposed for the maximum period of 26 weeks; and what is the estimated cost of obtaining this information.
§ Mr. McLoughlinQuestions on operational matters in the Employment Service Executive Agency are the responsibility of the agency's chief executive, to whom I have referred this question for reply.