HC Deb 12 July 1982 vol 27 cc247-8W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many registered disabled persons are currently unemployed in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands; what proportion of the total registered unemployed this represents; and what are the comparable figures for June 1979, June 1980 and June 1981, respectively.

Mr. Alison

The information requested for June 1982, the latest available date, and for June 1979, June 1980 and June 1981 is as follows:

Unemployed registered disabled people Percentage of all unemployed people
(A) Wolverhampton
June 1982 248 1.3
June 1981 266 1.6
June 1980 184 1.9
June 1979 224 2.9
(B) West Midlands
June 1982 7,816 2.2
June 1981 7,485 2.4
June 1980 5,331 3.4
June 1979 5,157 4.2