§ Ms ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in each region were in receipt of unemployment benefit only(a) in total and (b) who had been unemployed for more than six months at the latest available date.
§ Miss Widdecombe[pursuant to her reply, 12 April 1994, c. 57]I regret that my reply to the hon. Lady of 12 April was incorrect. The information requested is available for Great Britain, and is given in the following table. The figures relate to 11 November 1993.
Number of Unemployed Claimants Receiving Unemployment Benefit only Receiving Unemployment Benefit only for more than 6 months (thousands) South East 148 56 East Anglia 17 5 South West 37 13 West Midlands 47 19 East Midlands 33 12 Yorkshire and Humberside 44 13 North West 52 17 North 34 10 Wales 22 6 Scotland 49 14 GREAT BRITAIN 483 165 Sources: DSS Quarterly Analysis of Unemployment Claimants.
DSS Half Yearly Analysis of Unemployed Claimants.