§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of registered unemployed people in the United Kingdom; and if he will now estimate the number of non-registered unemployed people.
Mr. Alan ClarkeThe October number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom was 3,093,998.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to him—[Vol. 45, c. 289]—regarding the estimated number of non-registered unemployed people.