§ Mr. Parkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in Coventry have been unemployed for 52 weeks or more; and what proportion of the total unemployed in Coventry this constitutes.
§ Mr. GummerThe unemployment count in April 1983, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available, showed that 16,702 unemployed claimants in the Coventry travel-to-work area had been unemployed for over 52 weeks. This number represented 43.3 per cent. of the total unemployed claimants in the area.