§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the number of long-term unemployed in the Bishop Auckland constituency, male and female, categorised by age group.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives, for 5 April, the latest date for which the quarterly analysis is available the numbers of people who had been registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks at the Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle employment offices, which together closely correspond to the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency, analysed by age group and sex.
Age groups Males Females Under 18 2 3 18 6 6 19 9 3 20–24 56 27 25–29 51 20 30–34 59 8 35–44 87 12 45–49 52 12 50–54 73 12 55–59 64 18 60 and over 121 — Total 580 121