HC Deb 17 March 1982 vol 20 cc119-20W
Mr. Alfred Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what sources his Department uses to assess the effects of unemployment upon the unemployed and their families.

Mr. Alison

There are no regular statistical series which provide information on the effects of unemployment upon the unemployed and their families. The main sources of information are special surveys and other studies carried out on an ad hoc basis by my Department and other organisations.

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