§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people had been unemployed for more than three months on 1st February 1974; and what was the corresponding figure on 1st February 1976.
§ Mr. BoothAnalyses showing the length of time for which unemployed people have been registered are made for selected dates in January, April, July and 497W October. Information for January 1976 is not yet available. The numbers registered for more than 13 weeks at the count dates in October 1973 and October 1975 were 269,931 and 510,875, respectively.