§ 50. Mr. Simeonsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average 72W length of time for which disabled persons who register as unemployed now remain on the register and how this compares with the average period of registration on the normal register.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI regret that this information is not available but on 10th January, 1972, 39.5 per cent. of unemployed registered disabled people had been on the register for less than 26 weeks, 19.5 per cent. for periods between 26 and 52 weeks, and 41 per cent. for more than 52 weeks. Comparable figures for the normal register were 69.8 per cent., 14.9 per cent. and 15.3 per cent.
§ 61. Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report figures indicating the number of registered disabled persons registered as unemployed at the end of May, 1972, and the comparable May figures for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThese figures collected by my Department usually relate to the second week in May. For the six years in question they were as follows:
Registered disabled persons registered as unemployed (Great Britain) 8th May, 1972 … … 88,939 10th May, 1971 … … 80,915 11th May, 1970 … … 71,847 12th May, 1969 … … 67,611 13th May, 1968 … … 64,907 8th May, 1967 … … 57,808