§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the current level of unemployment benefit for an adult aged over 25 years in each EU state; and what percentage this figure represents as a proportion of the current national average wage in each country. [20317]
§ Mr. Roger EvansInformation on the level of unemployment benefits in each European Union country is contained in MISSOC "Social Protection in the Member States of the European Union", published by the European Commission. Information on unemployment benefits as a percentage of average earnings in member states is available in "Social Protection in Europe 1995", also published by the European Commission. Copies of both publications are in the Library.