HC Deb 08 March 1983 vol 38 c372W
41. Mr. Lofthouse

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the increase in unemployment in the Yorkshire and Humberside region since May 1979.

Mr. Alison

Between May 1979 and February 1983 the number of unemployed claimants, seasonally adjusted and excluding school leavers, increased by 170,100 or 154 per cent. in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.