HC Deb 01 February 1984 vol 53 cc241-2W
Mr. Neil Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist), Official Report, 24 January c. 485, if he will publish a breakdown by age of the figures given of the number of claimants unemployed for over 52 and up to 156 weeks in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alan Clark

The following is the information:

Age Numbers
Under 18 18,763
18 42,906
19 58,587
20–24 170,568
25–29 106,352
30–34 84,022
35–39 72,089
40–44 60,506
45–49 60,526

Age Numbers
50–54 68,477
55–59 92,468
60 and over* 18,177
Total 853,441
* Affected by the provisions announced in the 1983 Budget, which meant that some men aged 60 and over no longer had to sign on.

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