§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disabled persons were unemployed in the Yorkshire and Humberside region during 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively; and how many have been unemployed for over 12 months.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information for October 1980, 1981 and 1982 is as follows:
1980 1981 1982 Disabled people unemployed 16,855 20,608 21,973 Numbers unemployed for over 12 months 7,848 10,434 12,439 Comparable figures for 1979 are not available.