HC Deb 25 April 1996 vol 276 c259W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people found capable of work have subsequently signed on as unemployed for(a) February and (b) March 1996.[26367]

Mr. Forth

I have been asked to reply.

Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Robert Home to Mr. Keith Bradley, dated 25 April 1996. The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me, in the absence of the Chief Executive, to reply to your question about the number of people found capable of work under the All Work Test, who have subsequently signed on as unemployed in February and March 1996. In the months of February and March 1996,5,735 and 6,803 people respectively made a claim for unemployment benefits, having been disallowed Incapacity Benefit (IB) following the All Work Test. I hope this is helpful.