§ Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for Employment by what percentage unemployment increased during the first quarter of the current year compared with the same period in 1980.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonBetween December 1980 and March 1981, unemployment in the United Kingdom, seasonally adjusted and excluding school leavers, rose by 11.4 per cent. compared with 8.5 per cent. over the same period last year.