§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average length of time an unemployed person spent out of work in Coventry, in the west midlands and nationally in the month of May in 1979, 1980, 1980, 1982 and 1983 and at the latest available date; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan Clark[pursuant to his reply, 9 November 1983, c. 158]: The following table gives, for the areas specified, the median duration of unemployment in weeks at each April (not available for May) from 1979 to 1983 and on 14 July 1983, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of employment is available.
Coventry travel-to-work area West Midlands region United Kingdom April 1979 25 24 24 April 1980 25 21 20 April 1981 27 24 23 April 1982 43 38 32 April 1983 43 41 34 July 1983 44 43 35