§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons have been unemployed in the Wolverhampton travel-to-work area for up to three months, up six months, up to nine months, up to 12 months, up to 18 months, up to two years and over two years.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 3 June 1981]: The following table gives for 9 April, the latest date for which the information is available, the numbers of people unemployed in the Wolverhampton travel-to-work area who had been on the register for the lengths of time specified.
Up to 13 weeks 5,954 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 4,173 Over 26 and up to 39 weeks 3,266 Over 39 and up to 52 weeks 2,178 Over 52 and up to 78 weeks 1,969 Over 78 and up to 104 weeks 902 Over 104 weeks 1,632