§ 74. Mr. Stottasked the Secretary of State for Employment by how many the numbers of persons unemployed in the Bolton travel-to-work area have increased since May 1979.
§ Mr. AlisonBetween May 1979 and October 1982, the number of people registered as unemployed—the old basis of the count—increased by 12,936 in the Bolton travel-to-work area. Between October 1982 and February 1983, the number of unemployed claimants—the new basis of the count—in the area decreased by 59. The figures on which the increases are based include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.