§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many(a) men and (b) women have had their benefit cut for failure to attend a restart course in Great Britain (i) as a whole and (ii) in each region.
§ Mr. BurtThe available information which does not include a breakdown by gender, is in the table.
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Unemployed claimants who received a reduced personal rate of income support following failure to attend or complete a Restart course during the period April 1991 to March 1994 Area Number of reductions Anglia 1,900 Chilterns 2,000 South London and West Sussex 2,400 West Country 1,600 East London and Essex 1,300 South East 2,000 Wessex 3,000 East Midlands 1,500 Midlands and South West 600 West Mercia 1,600 Wales 1,500 Merseyside 1,400 Greater Manchester 2,800 Lancashire and Cumbria 3,600 Tyne Tees 3,100 South Yorkshire and Humberside 2,000 North and West Yorkshire 1,800 Scotland and Northern 3,200 North, Central and West Scotland 1,600 East of Scotland 3,100
Area Number of reductions TOTAL 42,000 Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 100, and are subject to amendment.