§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of those currently registered unemployed, regionally and nationally is over 60 years of age.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives for 5 April, the latest date for which the quarterly age analysis is available, the percentages of the total numbers registered as unemployed who were aged 60 years and over. The precise age range requested is not available.
per cent South-East 12.2 East Anglia 13.3 South-West 13.4 West Midlands 10.1 East Midlands 14.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 11.7 North-West 7.6 North 9.1 Wales 9.3 Scotland 6.5 Great Britain 10.3