§ 19. Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the number of unemployed in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) Tyne and Wear county and (c) the northern region as at 3 May 1979 and the latest available date, respectively.
§ Mr. GummerThe following table gives, for the areas specified, the numbers registered as unemployed at May 1979 and the numbers of unemployed claimants at February 1983. It also gives the numbers at October 1982368W on both the old and the new bases and an estimated figure at May 1979 of unemployed claimants in the Northern region. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
Newcastle upon Tyne jobcentre area Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County Northern Region May 1979 Registered 9,732 50,163 109,636 Claimants * * 105,300 October 1982 Registered 18,660 97,006 234,275 Claimants 17,102 93,497 224,190 February 1983 Claimants * Not available Note: The differences between the two October figures would not be applicable to other months.
§ 28. Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the percentage increase in unemployment in the northern region since May 1979.
§ Mr. AlisonBetween May 1979 and February 1983 the number of unemployed claimants, seasonally adjusted and excluding school leavers, increased by 102 per cent. in the north region.
§ 62. Mr. Dixonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest number of long-term unemployed in the northern region.
§ Mr. AlisonAt 13 January, the number of unemployed claimants in the northern region who had been unemployed for over 52 weeks was 92,346.