Northern Region

HC Deb 24 March 1981 vol 1 c295W

25. Dr. David Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to reduce the level of unemployment in the Northern region.

Mr. Peter Morrison

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Morpeth (Mr. Grant) on 5 March.—[Vol. 1000,c. 168.]

34. Mr. Radice

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the increase in non-seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Northern region since May 1979.

Mr. Peter Morrison

Between May 1979 and March 1981 the provisional increase in the numbers registered as unemployed in the Northern region was 78,489.

57. Mr. Foster

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adults and young persons are unemployed in the Northern region.

Mr. Peter Morrison

At 15 January, the latest date for which an age analysis is available, there were 173,271 people aged 18 years and over and 14,108 under 18 years of age registered as unemployed in the Northern region.