§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people registered as unemployed during the last 12 months have been unemployed for 26 weeks or less, and how many for over 26 weeks.
§ Mr. John FraserAnalyses showing how long those unemployed on the "count day" have remained registered are made at quarterly intervals and the latest of these is for October 1975. Following is the information available for Great Britain.
Up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks October 1974 422,912 199,722 January 1975* * * April 1975 671,525 248,895 July 1975 766,693 275,493 October 1975 782,905 315,727 * Because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency, figures for January 1975 are not available.