§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled people are currently unemployed in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands; what were the figures for the same period in 1979, 1980 and 1981; and if he will show the percentage of those who were without work for over a year in each case.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information requested is as follows:
Numbers of disabled people unemployed at October Wolverhampton The West Midlands Total Percentage unemployed for more than a year Total Percentage unemployed for more than a year 1982 1,957 68.4 25,101 61.5 1981 1,819 58.4 23,655 53.1 1980 1,451 47.4 18,485 45.8 1979 1,144 — 14,338 — Statistics are not available prior to October 1980 to show the percentage of disabled people unemployed for more than a year.