HC Deb 25 May 1982 vol 24 cc279-80W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will now publish the Gennard report on the closed shop; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Waddington

Professor Gennard's research is not yet, in his view, complete or in publishable form. When it is it will be published by its authors.

Registered Disabled People Unemployed Unregistered Disabled People Unemployed
Numbers Percentage of total disabled people on register Numbers
April 1982 76,939 17.2 118,470
March 1982 76,688 16.7 117,035
February 1982 76,808 16.7 116,838
January 1982 76,906 16.7 116,758
December 1981 76,299 16.6 114,892
November 1981 76,955 16.7 115,577
October 1981 77,056 16.7 114,491
September 1981 75,697 16.4 114,026
August 1981 75,521 16.4 112,441
July 1981 73,105 15.9 107,901
June 1981 72,742 15.8 106,986
May 1981 72,357 15.7 103,793

Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment figures for (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands categorised by sex, age and the duration of unemployment for the last month for which figures are available.

Mr. Alison

The following is the information at 15 April.

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