§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list in the Official Report the numbers signing as unemployed in Northern Ireland for each of the last eight weeks; and what was the percentage change week by week.
§ Mr. RossiSince unemployment statistics are collected on a monthly basis, the information is not available in the precise form requested.
Between 6 December 1979 and 14 February 1980, the latest date for which figures are available, unemployement rose from 63,418 (11.0 per cent.) to 66,935 (11.6 per cent.).