§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table indicating the proportionate increase or decrease of the absolute non-seasonally adjusted unemployed total in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively, between February 1982 and February 1983.
§ Mr. GummerThe following table gives the percentage increase between February 1982 and February 1983 for unemployed claimants in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The figures used in the calculations include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
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Percentage England 12.2 Wales 7.8 Scotland 8.7 Northern Ireland 9.6
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people (a) aged 18 and under and (b) aged 19 to 21 years are currently unemployed in the constituency of Macclesfield.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives, for January 1983, figures for unemployed claimants in the Macclesfield jobcentre area, which corresponds closely with the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency.
Claimants Aged 18 years and under 364 Aged 19 years 173 Aged 20 to 24 years* 606 * A further breakdown of this group is not made.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the rank order, highest first, for the percentage increase in the numbers unemployed between May 1979 and the latest common date for the following countries: United Kingdom, the United States of America, West Germany, France and Japan.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information requested is contained in the following table:
Seasonally adjusted unemployment, national definitions Percentage increase May 1979 to December 1982 Percentage West Germany 141 United Kingdom 135 United States 104 France 50 Japan 26 Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators, supplemented by Labour attaché reports, and so on.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will resume publication of unemployment figures by standard industrial classification based upon the number of claimants; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Gower (Mr. Wardell) on 20 December.—[Vol. 34, c.346–47.]