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Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will provide figures updating those contained in his answer to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Garston (Mr. Loyden) of 4 April, Official Report, column 684, on disallowed unemployment benefit for the period 1 January 1990 to date.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard
[holding answer 6 June 1990]: The information for the quarter ending 31 March 1990, the latest available, is in the table:
| Decisions of adjudication officers on doubtful claims for unemployment benefit, period 1 January 1990 to 31 March 1990 | ||
| Fresh or renewal claims disallowed | Reviewed claims revised adversely to claimant | |
| Capability | 604 | 36 |
| Employment not terminated | 12 | 10 |
| Engaged in employment | 3,919 | 1,733 |
| Employed to full normal extent | 1,322 | 72 |
| Normal idle day | 146 | 16 |
| Payment in lieu of notice or wages etc. | 31,067 | 5,694 |
| Recognised or customary holiday | 709 | 93 |
| Whether unemployed | 7,720 | 1,500 |
| Share fishermen: | ||
| Fresh or renewal claims disallowed | Reviewed claims revised adversely to claimant | |
| Work as | 32 | 18 |
| No work available | 24 | 1 |
| Dependant's benefit: | ||
| Child | 39 | 21 |
| Adult | 279 | 119 |
| Delayed claim | 22,584 | 117 |
| Failure to attend for interview (including restart) | 97 | 1 |
| Failure to keep to signing time | 13 | 2 |
| Occupational pensioners | 69 | 191 |
| Availability | 6,617 | 478 |
| Restricted availability | 2,323 | 618 |
| Share fishermen—neglect to avail | 31 | 1 |
| Trade dispute | 74 | 2 |
| Actively seeking work | 297 | 26 |
| Leaving voluntarily | 42,831 | 201 |
| Misconduct | 13,889 | 84 |
| Employment: | ||
| Neglect to avail | 469 | 7 |
| Refusal of | 644 | 2 |
| Refusal or premature termination of training | 191 | 39 |
| Refusal to carry out written recommendations | 11 | 5 |
| Weekly earnings rule | 22,147 | 730 |
| Other questions | 9,274 | 6,901 |
| All questions | 167,434 | 18,718 |
Note: The special entitlement conditions for seasonal workers were abolished from October 1989.