§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the number of persons, at the nearest convenient date, who have become totally unemployed
10 May 1979 6 December 1979 Difference South-East … … 273,500 258,700 —14,800 East Anglia … … 31,000 29,600 —1,400 South-West … … 90,900 87,000 —3,900 West Midlands … … 118,700 122,100 +3,400 East Midlands … … 71,900 72,500 +600 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 113,300 111,900 —1,400 North-West … … 189,800 189,200 —600 North … … 109,400 111,000 +1,600 Wales … … 81,400 78,900 —2,500 Scotland … … 165,900 170,500 +4,600 Great Britain … … 1,247,200 1,233,800 —13,400
§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were unemployed for four weeks or less, since 10 May 1979, nationally and by region.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives the numbers of people who had been registered as unemployed for four weeks
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10 May 1979 6 December 1979 Difference South-East … … 41,038 50,956 +9,918 East Anglia … … 4,519 5,460 +941 South-West … … 11,469 14,440 +2,971 West Midlands … … 14,549 16,961 +2,412 East Midlands … … 8,072 11,470 +3,398 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 14,131 18,734 +4,603 North-West … … 22,494 25,697 +3,203 North … … 13,532 15,957 +2,425 Wales … … 10,012 12,023 +2,011 Scotland … … 20,591 25,721 +5,130 Great Britain … … 160,407 197,419 +37,012
§ Mr. MayhewThe numbers of applicants who took up duty as a result of competitions for general and specialist inspectors of factories during the spring of 1979 were:
since 10 May 1979, nationally and by region;
(2) how many persons, at the nearest convenient date, have become unemployed since 10 May 1978, nationally and by region.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives the numbers of people registered as unemployed in Great Britain as a whole and in each standard region at 10 May 1979 and 6 December 1979 and the differences between these dates. The figures exclude school leavers and are seasonally adjusted.
or less in Great Britain as a whole and in each standard region at 10 May 1979 and 6 December 1979 and the differences between these dates. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted. They may be affected by seasonal factors and the introduction of fortnightly payment of benefit in September 1979.