§ 15. Mrs. OrganTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps she is taking to combat long-term and youth employment in Northern Ireland. [5905]
§ Mr. WorthingtonI refer my hon. Friend to the oral answer I gave earlier to my hon. Friend the Member for Dartford, (Dr. Stoate).
§ 27. Mr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current number of long-term unemployed claimants; and what was the number in(a) 1991, (b) 1993 and (c) 1995. [5917]
§ Mr. WorthingtonThe latest available information relates to April 1997 and at that time there were 34,807 long-term unemployed in Northern Ireland. For April of each of the other years requested the numbers were(a) 50,006 in 1991, (b) 56,818 in 1993 and (c) 49,885 in 1995.