HC Deb 15 January 1996 vol 269 cc470-1W
Mr. Gerrard

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what information is available regarding the lengths of periods of unemployment benefit disqualification imposed by adjudication officers in the area which includes Walthamstow. [8976]

Mr. Forth

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 front Mike Fogden to Mr. Neil Gerrard, dated January 1996: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about the lengths of periods of unemployment benefit disqualifications imposed by adjudication officers in the area which includes Walthamstow. The Employment Service (ES) does not record statistics relating to periods of disqualifications. However we do publish, quarterly, reports on the volumes of adjudicated decisions both nationally and by ES region. We are unable to provide adjudicated decision based on Parliamentary constituencies. The publication, entitled "Analysis of Adjudication Officers' Decisions", details cases allowed and disqualified (or disallowed), by question type. The latest information can be obtained from the House of Commons library.

Mr. Gerrard

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people in Walthamstow have experienced a period of unemployment since April 1992. [8974]

Mr. Forth

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 front Mike Fogden to Mr. Neil Gerrard, dated January 1996: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question regarding unemployment in Walthamstow. The Employment Service does not record statistics relating to the number of people who have experienced a period of unemployment. I can, however, advise you that the number of new claims for unemployment-related benefit made in the constituency of Walthamstow between April 1992 and November 1995 was 22,433. (Data obtained from Central Statistical Office—NOMIS) As this figure reflects the number of claims rather than the number of clients, people who have left and rejoined the register will have been recorded each time they made a new claim. I hope this is helpful.