HC Deb 22 February 1994 vol 238 cc199-200W
Mr. Patchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level of unemployment in the Barnsley, East constituency.

Miss Widdecombe

In January 1994, the level of unadjusted claimant unemployment in the Barnsley, East constituency was 3,872.

Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current unemployment figures for the north-west.

Miss Widdecombe

In the north-west region, seasonally adjusted claimant unemployment stood at 308,100 or 10.3 per cent. of the work force in January 1994. This is a fall of 26,400 compared with a year ago.

Mr. Callaghan

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for the numbers of unemployed; and what was the corresponding figure in 1979.

Miss Widdecombe

On the consistent seasonally adjusted basis, claimant unemployment in the United Kingdom stood at 2,787,600 in January 1994 and 1,100,100 in January 1979.

Mr. Robert Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest unemployment figures available for(a) Harrogate and Knaresborough and (b) Ripon and York travel-to-work areas.

Miss Widdecombe

Figures for unadjusted claimant unemployment in January 1994 are given in the table.

Travel-to-work area Level Percentage rate
Harrogate 2,786 5.6
Ripon 901 7.1
York 7,615 6.8

Knaresborough is covered by the Harrogate travel-towork area.