HC Deb 11 November 1974 vol 881 c13W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the registered unemployed in East Anglia who have been out of work for more than eight weeks are aged 55 years or over.

Mr. John Fraser

On 8th July 1974, the most recent date for which detailed analyses by age are available, out of a total of 6,911 who had been unemployed for more than eight weeks in East Anglia 3,603 were aged 55 and over.