§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for those who have been unemployed in the Gosport area for longer than six months and 12 months; and, within such figures, how many of the persons in each category are suffering from (a) physical, or (b) mental infirmity.
§ Mr. GoldingI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that on 13th January the number of people in the area of Gosport employment office who had been unemployed for longer than six months was 187, and for longer than 12 months was 155. The number of unemployed registered disabled people, included in these figures, was 12 and 51, respectively. Information about medical categories on that date is not available. Analysis of the disabilities of unemployed registered disabled people is undertaken on an annual basis and was last carried out in April 1976, when there were 49 physically disabled and 11 mentally disabled people unemployed in the Gosport employment office area.