§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the levels of youth unemployment and the general levels of unemployment for each of the past 20 years.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available estimate of the percentage of the unemployed who have been without work for (a) six months or more and (b) 12 months or more.
§ Mr. Jim LesterAt 11 October, the latest date for which the quarterly duration analysis is available, the proportions of the registered unemployed in Great Britain who had been unemployed for over 26 and up to 52 weeks, and for over 52 weeks, were 14.9 and 25.9 per cent. respectively.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available estimate of the percentage of unemployed under 25-yearolds who have been without work for (a) 801W six months or more and (b) 12 months or more.
§ Mr. Jim LesterAt 11 October, the latest date for which the quarterly age and duration analysis is available, the proportions of those under 25 years of age registered as unemployed in Great Britain who had been unemployed for over 26 and up to 52 weeks, and for over 52 weeks, were 12.7 and 11 per cent. respectively.