§ Miss Boothroydasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many persons aged 18 years who are 295W registered as unemployed in the Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area have been unemployed for over three months, over six months and over 12 months, respectively;
(2) how many persons aged 45 years and over who are registered as unemployed in the Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area have been unemployed for over three months, over six months, and over 12 months, respectively.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives for the Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area the numbers aged 18 years and 45 years and over who at 15 January, the latest date for which information is available, had been registered as unemployed for the lengths of time specified.
Aged 18 Aged 45 and over Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 496 2,217 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 436 1,989 Over 52 weeks 126 2,606