§ 16. Mr. SkinnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment which are the latest figures for unemployment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HowardThis month's rise in seasonally adjusted unemployment of 15,700 is the smallest since September 1990 and the third successive fall in the rate of increase. In Scotland, Wales and the Northern region seasonally adjusted unemployment fell in October 1991.
§ 18. Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were unemployed in the United Kingdom on the latest date for which figures are available; and what was the comparable figure published in November 1979.
§ Mr. HowardOn the seasonally adjusted, consistent basis, there were 2,472,900 unemployed people in October 1991 compared with 1,052,500 in October 1979.