HC Deb 15 November 1982 vol 32 cc23-4W
Mrs. Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many doctors have been unemployed in each year since 1975.

Mr. Alison

The following table gives, at September each year from 1975, the numbers of unemployed people registered at employment offices in the United Kingdom for employment as medical practitioners.

September each year Numbers
1975 247
1976 218
1977 344
1978 390
1979 431
1980 493
1981 1,020
1982 1,418