HC Deb 23 May 1989 vol 153 c506W
Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in Derbyshire are currently unemployed; and by what percentage this figure has decreased in the last year.

Mr. Lee

In April 1989 the number of unemployed claimants in Derbyshire was 30,391, a fall of 11,641, or 27.7 per cent., in the year since April 1988. The comparison is slightly affected by the change in the coverage of the count from September 1988 due to the new benefit regulations affecting people aged under 18 years.