HC Deb 10 March 1988 vol 129 cc315-6W
69. Mr. Sumberg

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many regions adult unemployment has fallen over the past year.

70. Miss Emma Nicholson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many regions adult unemployment has fallen over the past year.

97. Mr. Wolfson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many regions adult unemployment has fallen over the past year.

Mr. Major

Over the past year, unemployment has fallen in all regions of the United Kingdom.

82. Mr. Couchman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how many successive quarters total employment in the British economy has risen.

Mr. Major

Employment in Great Britain has risen for 18 successive quarters since March 1983, the longest period of continuous employment growth for nearly 30 years, and by over 1½ million in total.