Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Minister of Labour what proportion of the disabled unemployed in England, Wales and Swansea, respectively, have been registered as unemployed for longer than six months; what proportion for longer than one year; and what proportion for longer than two years.
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§ Mr. GunterThe latest available information is give in the following table. No information is available about the proportion of the disabled unemployed who have been unemployed for longer than two years.
Area Percentage of registered disabled persons recorded as unemployed on 11th January, 1965, who had been unemployed for over 6 months Percentage of registered disabled persons recorded as unemployed on 11th January, 1965, who had been unemployed longer than one year England … 48.9 34.4 Wales … 58.5 44.5 Swansea … 55.6 35.8